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LOT 0381
Tudor Period Enamelled Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.84 grams, 19.30 mm overall, 16.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Comprising a plain D-section hoop, discoid bezel with radiating spurs, central enamelled skull motif surrounded by a ring with legend '*MEMENTO*mori'.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12740-235714.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0381
Tudor Period Enamelled Gold Memento Mori Ring with Skull
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
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