Lot 17
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An early 19th century gold and enamel mourning band ring,
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An early 19th century gold and enamel mourning band ring,

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An early 19th century gold and enamel mourning band ring,
with raised legend IN MEMORY OF within black enamel border, the hoop engraved on the inside, Nathan Brunton Esq, Vice Admiral of the Red, Obt, 19 Nov 1814 Aet, 69, London 1814.
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Lot Essay

Vice-Admiral Nathan Brunton joined the Royal Navy as a young man and was made Lieutenant in 1777, being promoted Captain in 1783. Achieving flag rank in 1805, his final promotion to Vice-Admiral of the Red came in June 1814 but he died in November the same year.

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