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LOT 0400
Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring for William Taylor
DATED 1707 A.D.
3/4 in. (2.54 grams, 21.03 mm overall, 19.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Composed of a gently convex hoop engraved with a skull, the interior inscribed in cursive script: 'Wm Taylor obt 28 Apr 1707', followed by an unidentified maker's stamp 'TP'(?) within rectangular cartouche. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1542, for a similar skull on a ring of a similar date.
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LOT 0400
Post Medieval Gold Memento Mori Skull Ring for William Taylor
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Grand Tour Bronze Neoclassical Plaque
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Elizabethan Gold Ring with Diamond Crystal
Circa 16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Composed of a quatrefoil bezel set with a point-cut diamond, raised and chased shoulders displaying volutes, billeting and pellets, with trace remains of black enamel. 2.98 grams, 24.46 mm overall, 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201075.
The point-cut diamond was oftentimes used by the wearer to engrave a personal motto or message onto a pane of glass.
