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LOT 0354
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’.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
Cf. a similar mourning rings in PAS no.DEV-CE0643, GLO-AF102B.
FootnotesMourning 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.
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LOT 0354
Stuart Period Gold Mourning Ring with Rock Crystal Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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Post Medieval Silver Ring with Sunburst Motif
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With low-relief tendrils to the shoulders, ellipsoid tiered bezel with sunburst. 3.70 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 19.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18 cm)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saints Zosima and Sabbas
Circa 1820 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £54
Depicting Saint Zosima and Saint Sabbas in front of the Solovetsky Monastery, both nimbate and dressed in the Abbot’s garments, holding the model of the monastery offered to God, represented in the sky as a dove upon a cloud; arabesque frame; inscriptions in Old Slavonic with the names of the saints. 108 grams, 88 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Saints Zosima and Sabbas or Sabbatius were highly venerated Orthodox saints, founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, a fortified monastery located in the White Sea in Northern Russia. This double portrait shows Zosima and Sabbas holding up a model of their religious institution, which resembles a small medieval city. Solovetsky Monastery obtained big investments from the city of Novgorod and established itself as one of the richest monasteries in Russia. -
Uzbek Double-Sided Tunic
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Reversible type with printed floral cotton design in crimson and green, and brown herringbone pattern cloth with trellis design. 1.1 kg, 106 cm high
Private collection, UK.
