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LOT 2044
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skeleton Reclining on a Coffin
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.56 grams, 28.24 mm overall, 21.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)).
With circular hoop and arms decorated by laurel leaves; raised octagonal bezel with engraved rectangular coffin and inscription 'MEMENTO MORI', a reclining skeleton in profile resting upon it, a pair of laurel branches below. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an East Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2044
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skeleton Reclining on a Coffin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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