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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]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Literature
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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