George II Gold 'Dunn Family' Skeleton Memento Mori Ring

DATED 1731 AD

1" (9.32 grams, 24mm overall, 19.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.0, Japan 19)).

A gold finger ring, from early in the reign of George II (1727-1760 AD), with reserved, elongated skeleton and skull-and-crossed-bones motifs on a black enamelled field, inscribed in italic script, infilled in black enamel, to the inner face 'R Dunn ob 28 Jan 1731 aet 46' (for R. Dunn who died on 28 January 1731, aged 46 years).

Provenance

Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman; previously in an old jewellery collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0620

George II Gold 'Dunn Family' Skeleton Memento Mori Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,250

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