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LOT 2036
Georgian Iconographic 'Love and Enjoy' Silver Posy Ring
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.34 grams, 22.12 mm overall, 18.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Barrel-shaped with inscribed foliage, floral motifs and vesica panel with standing figure; inscribed 'AMER ET IEOIR' (translating to 'LOVE AND ENJOY'). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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LOT 2036
Georgian Iconographic 'Love and Enjoy' Silver Posy Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Post Medieval and Later Pottery Group
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising glazed and unglazed vessels and fragments, including tripod vessels, chamber pots, tankards and others, including a pot with handle and polychrome geometric motif around the shoulder. 7.45 kg total, 16 - 25 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Georgian Silver 'Born to Die' Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Substantial hoop with segmented profile, low-relief inscription 'MORTI NATUS EST' to the underside, flowers in the following open field, ellipsoid plaques to the shoulders with facing skull motifs, owl with spread wings on the bezel. 7.28 grams, 23.96 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
The ring belongs to the memento mori (remember you shall die) ring type. Upon the bezel is engraved an owl, an animal symbol for the Other World. The inscription Morti Natus Est, means 'born to die' a reminder of fragility of life. -
Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Restrung; composed of translucent blue glass beads formed of re-used bangle sections, interspersed with clear glass spacer beads. 5.7 grams, 62 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
