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Details
A late 16th/early 17th century gold and enamel 'memento mori' ring
The heavy gold ring with flattened bezel, the centre with white enamelled skull on black enamel ground, the border with black enamel line decoration and enclosing the legend memento mori with twin star spacers, to raised and engraved scroll shoulders with traces of some white enamel detail, the reverse with indistinct goldsmiths privy mark, circa 1600, finger size H
The heavy gold ring with flattened bezel, the centre with white enamelled skull on black enamel ground, the border with black enamel line decoration and enclosing the legend memento mori with twin star spacers, to raised and engraved scroll shoulders with traces of some white enamel detail, the reverse with indistinct goldsmiths privy mark, circa 1600, finger size H
Provenance
From an English collection aquired circa 1900
Literature
Cf. Christie's catalogue, October 2012, Lot 386.
Cf. Dalton, op. cit. (1912) pl. XXI nos.1448 & 1450 and p.126, nos. 814-819 (with hexagonal bezel), Oman.op.cit,pl.85 B & C, D.Scarisbrick, Rings Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection,
London 1993, p. 68-69, Christie's catalogue, Rings From Antiquity to the Present Day, 5th Oct. 1988, lot 363 and Christie's catalogue, October 2012, lot 386, for similar rings.
Cf. Dalton, op. cit. (1912) pl. XXI nos.1448 & 1450 and p.126, nos. 814-819 (with hexagonal bezel), Oman.op.cit,pl.85 B & C, D.Scarisbrick, Rings Symbols of Wealth, Power and Affection,
London 1993, p. 68-69, Christie's catalogue, Rings From Antiquity to the Present Day, 5th Oct. 1988, lot 363 and Christie's catalogue, October 2012, lot 386, for similar rings.
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