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LOT 0385

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

JAMES II ENGRAVED GOLD MEMENTO MORI SKULL RING
DATED 1685 A.D.
5/8 in. (3.46 grams, 18.76 mm overall, 16.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).

With cartouche to the outer face bearing stylised skull; inner face engraved 'J=D = obt = 1 = 1 = Aug = 85' and maker's mark 'I.C' in a scalloped panel.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Sussex collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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