A Georgian gold and enamel mourning ring - image-1

Lot 14 Dα

A Georgian gold and enamel mourning ring

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
17.11.2016, 16:30 - Jewellery, Boxes and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A Georgian gold and enamel mourning ring

Inscribed "ANN/SAMMUEL/OB:2/JAN/1747/AET: 50". The bezel set with a hexagonal-cut rock crystal (ca. 8 x 6.1 mm) over inlaid hair. Minimal losses to the enamel. Ring size 59. Weight 4.5 g.
England or America, 1747.

Literature

Cf. The Rings from the Hashimoto Collection from the Museum of Western Art, Tokyo 2014, no. 242.