Lot 273
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18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING
18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING
18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING
18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING
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18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING

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18TH CENTURY ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET MOURNING PORTRAIT RING
The oval-shaped portrait miniature of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth PC, probably on ivory, set on a black enamelled hoop inscribed 'Ye Rt Hon Hugh Ld Viscnt Falmouth' interspersed with three single-cut diamond accents, the underside of the gallery engraved 'died Oct 25 1734 aged 53', circa 1734, ring size J½
Provenance
Mrs Doris Herschorn (d. 1975) and by descent to her son Hugh Sassoon.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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Lot Essay


Hugh Boscawen, first Viscount Falmouth (c. 1680–1734) was a politician, courtier and prominent Cornish landowner. At Queen Anne's accession in 1702 Boscawen was appointed a groom of the bedchamber to Prince George and entered parliament for the family borough of Tregony. Having been created Viscount Falmouth in 1720, Boscawen died suddenly of 'apoplexy' in 1734 and was survived by his wife, Charlotte (d. 1754), who was previously a maid of honour to Queen Anne (1665-1714).

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