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LOT 2364
Post Medieval Bronze Button Group
CIRCA 16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (1.75 kg total, 9-27 mm).
Various types including discoid with pierced lug, spherical, domed and other types. [500, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export)
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18 Karat Gold Diamond and Fancy Sapphire Earring
21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Comprising a penannular gold band with a stud and hinged arm closure, band of inset sapphires in harmonius colours flanked by diamonds; stamped '750 D 0.50 S 1.19'. 3.33 grams, 18 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The gold registers at 72.76% by XRF. -
Stuart Period Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull and Crossed Bones for Ian Shepherd
Dated 1724 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Comprising a D-shaped hoop with foliate and floral decoration, rectangular bezel set with a facetted rock crystal(?) gemstone with a skull and crossed bones beneath the gem; engraved to the inner face 'In˚ Shepherd Obt 20 Jan 1724 æt 62' and a worn maker's mark. 4.60 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired from a London, UK, auction house. From a private Bristol, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13213-249807.
The memento mori jewellery of the 16th-18th centuries served as wearable ‘reminders of mortality’. Typical motifs within this genre included skulls, skeletons, crossbones, hourglasses, coffins, the gravedigger’s pick and shovel, and various other emblems of death and decay. -
Victorian Silver Memento Mori Lidded Coffin-Shaped Casket with Skull and Crossed Bones
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Trapezoidal in plan with hinged lid, panels of scrolled foliage within undulating borders to each face; applied rose-gold cross bottony to lid above a skull and crossed longbones; inside, glazed panel to accept a lock of hair (absent); pierced lug at foot aligning with hole in the lid to secure it. 21.9 grams, 45 mm
Previously from the house sale of a late English collector. Ex USA private collection, 1970s-1980s.