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LOT 1495
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Snakes
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.11 grams, 26.62 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A silver memento mori ring with D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to a facetted bezel, openwork flower bud to each shoulder, incised hatched triangles to the scooped facets above, 'MORS' inscribed to the upper panel, 'SOIFI' to the lower; pale gold insert to central cell engraved with a skull amid entwined snakes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since before 1970.
Ex private collection of a West Sussex, UK, collector.
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LOT 1495
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Snakes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Fine condition.
Property of a North London gentleman.
Likely an allusion to ancient tales of the monstrous and treacherous sphinx attacking the hero. -
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French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
The kouros (free-standing nude male youth) first appeared in ancient Greece in the Archaic Greek period; kouros figures have been found across the Greek-speaking world, concentrated mainly in sanctuaries of Apollo. The term means ‘male youth, particularly one of noble rank’; when a pubescent boy came of age in ancient Greece, he was known as a kouros, at which point he could participate in the initiation feast of the brotherhood. The god Apollo was known as the greatest kouros. Typically life-sized, these figures were produced in marble, but have also been found in limestone, wood, bronze and terracotta. The female counterpart is the kore. -
Post Medieval Gold 'A Friends Gift' Posy Ring
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A gold posy ring with D-section band inscribed internally 'A friends gift' in lower case with initials 'I M' added after; with 'crown over T H' maker's punch. 1.94 grams, 15.23 mm overall, 12.85 mm internal diameter
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
