Stuart Period Gold Mourning Ring with Rock Crystal Gemstone

ENGLAND, 18TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.33 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 17.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).

Decorated with black enamelled foliate engraving; bezel set with a table cut rock crystal compartment containing some hair of the deceased; inner face engraved ‘Capt(ain). G Squrritt ob 1 Jan 1724’ and the maker's mark ‘GE’.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13055-248357.

Literature

Cf. a similar mourning rings in PAS no.DEV-CE0643, GLO-AF102B.

Footnotes

Mourning rings were made to commemorate the death of an individual. Similar examples are held in the British Museum's collection, including AF.1547; AF.1551; AF.1550; AF.1552; AF.1549. While the majority of mourning rings tend to refer to the deceased by initials and death only, this ring mentions the deceased's family name in full, which is usually the case for people of note/influence.

CONDITION

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LOT 0354