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LOT 0337
Early Georgian Gold Enamelled Memento Mori Skeleton Ring for 'S N'
DATED 1717 A.D.
3/4 in. (3.15 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 18.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
A gold George I period memento mori ring decorated around the exterior with a stylised human skeleton against a black enamelled field, the body featuring an elongated neck, exaggerated numbers of ribs and disproportionately short legs, with a crescent at the base of the feet; interior engraved 'SN 17.17'.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1605 'mourning-ring', for similar dated 1727.
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LOT 0337
Early Georgian Gold Enamelled Memento Mori Skeleton Ring for 'S N'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
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