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LOT 2059
Large Enamelled Silver Memento Mori Skull Ring
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (31.33 grams, 35.34 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With D-section hoop, openwork motif on each side of an oval bezel with half-round skull; engraving 'MEMENTO MORI' to the forehead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, Warwickshire, UK.
Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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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