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Details
A mid 16th/early 17th century gold and enamel 'memento mori' ring
The heavy gold ring with flattened quatrefoil bezel the centre with painted white enamel skull on black enamel ground, the border with black enamel legend mememto mori the engraved scrolling shoulders with traces of white and green enamel, the reverse with indistinct goldsmith's privy mark, circa 1600, finger size J
The heavy gold ring with flattened quatrefoil bezel the centre with painted white enamel skull on black enamel ground, the border with black enamel legend mememto mori the engraved scrolling shoulders with traces of white and green enamel, the reverse with indistinct goldsmith's privy mark, circa 1600, finger size J
Provenance
Private collection, Germany; acquired 1960-1981, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Cf. Dalton, op. cit. (1912) pl. XXI nos.1448 & 1450 and p.126, nos. 814-819 (with hexagonal bezel) also Oman.op.cit,pl.85 B & C.
also D.Scarisbrick, Rings Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection, London 1993, p. 68-69, also see Christie's catalogue, Rings From Antiquity to the Present Day, 5th Oct. 1988, lot 363 for similar ring.
also D.Scarisbrick, Rings Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection, London 1993, p. 68-69, also see Christie's catalogue, Rings From Antiquity to the Present Day, 5th Oct. 1988, lot 363 for similar ring.
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