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LOT 0387

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GBP (£) 1,200 - 1,700
EUR (€) 1,440 - 2,040
USD ($) 1,490 - 2,110

Current bid: £700 (+bp*)
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(2 Bids, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £700
QUEEN ANNE ENGRAVED GOLD MEMENTO MORI SKULL RING
DATED 1706 A.D.
3/4 in. (4.30 grams, 20.77 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).

With stylised skull to the outer face, engraved to the inner face 'E. Judd ob. 6 June 1706 and maker's mark 'ID' for Josiah Daniel, London goldsmith of the early 18th century.

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.

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