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LOT 2103
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Skull and Crossed Bones Ring
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.30 grams, 27.27 mm overall, 18.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
The hoop formed as two snakes each with head and tail on the discoid bezel; skull and crossed long-bones above clasped hands and legend 'Ne M' Oubliez' (Forget Me Not). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
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 2103
Georgian Silver Memento Mori Skull and Crossed Bones Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Post Medieval Parcel-Gilt Silver Dish
Eastern Europe, 16th-17th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £546
Ellipsoid in plan with fluted rim, sidewall with repoussé vinescroll inhabited by a stag, doe, hares and hound; base with an eagle seizing a hare and a child riding a hunting dog; central stepped lozenge with reserved winged griffin, balustered knop. 333 grams, 21.8 cm
From the collection of a gentleman collector, London, UK, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Engraving of the City of Cheb/Egra in the Czech Republic
Circa 1560 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Finely engraved large full-page view map of the city of Cheb/Egra, Czech Republic, showing St Nicolas' Cathedral and other notable landmarks, from Sebastian Munster's "Cosmographia", ca. 1560; Latin text to verso describing the town. 58 grams, 41.2 x 28.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Scottish private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Pewter Vessel Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Including a salt shaker with median collar and pierced dome, and other items. 360 grams total, 7-11.8 cm
From an early 20th century collection From a Hampshire, UK, private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
