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LOT 1995
Georgian Gold Memento Mori Ring
DATED 12 OCTOBER 1847 A.D.
3/4 in. (1.50 grams, 19.63 mm overall, 17.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With everted upper and lower rim engraved with foliate motifs to the front faces, recessed central band engraved with a floral panel and inscription 'IN MEMORY OF', with continued inscription to the interior in cursive script 'O. Coates Obt. 12. Oct 1847, aet 54', followed by the hallmarks comprising: HI or IH maker's mark, anchor for Birmingham, 18 carat mark, duty mark and date letter 'Gothic A' for 1824; field to exterior keyed to receive enamel; seemingly an older ring with later inscription.
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
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Egyptian Temple of Abu Simbel by J. W. Cox
Dated 1932 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Signed in the bottom right corner of the watercolour; framed and glazed with loops for suspension to the reverse. 1.65 kgs, 40.4 cm
Ex Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
J.W.S. Cox (1911-1982) was an American watercolourist renowned for developing the wet-on-wet painting technique. He grew up in New York, where he avidly sketched landscapes from an early age. The artist graduated from Pratt Institute NYC in 1933 and worked various jobs through the Great Depression. In 1936, he studied at the Acadamie Colarossie in Paris, and with Fauvist Othon Friesz for a short time, although later dismissed the Fauvist style as 'sloppy'. He went on to teach watercolour painting to students at Boston University, founding a studio on Bearskin Neck, Rockport, where he developed his 'sponge painting' and palette-knife techniques. He painted with an individualistic style, becoming a member of the Boston Watercolour Society. Cox shunned publicity as he believed it robbed him of painting time and turned down membership to the National Academy because he 'wouldn't play the game'. A Renaissance man, Cox spoke 12 languages with a goal to present himself 'and the soul of nature as truthfully and with as much inspiration, vitality and freshness as is possible, through the medium of watercolour'. He died of a heart attack in Florida in 1982. -
Post Medieval Glazed Ceramic Chamber Pot
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of a gently rounded body, tapering handle and discoid foot. 1.18 kg, 18 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Post Medieval Glass Fragment Group
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising fragments from the neck, body and feet of various vessel types; including opaque and transparent glass of various colours; illustrating various glass-making techniques including mould-blown, wheel-cut, applied and possibly others; some iridescent surfaces. 8.6 kg total, 1.5-18 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
