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Lot 8 Dα

A George III 14k gold ring with a hairwork miniature

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

A George III 14k gold ring with a hairwork miniature

Marquise form capsule bezel with a sepia toned miniature on ivory. With a fine hairwork depiction of a weeping willow and an urn and a commemorative inscription on enamel: "JANE BEECH OB 25. NOV. 1782 AET 66". Bezel 2.2 x 1.3 cm. Ring size 55. Weight 3.4 g.
England, ca. 1782.

Provenance

Collection of Prof. Dr. Gisela Zick.

Literature

Illus. in: Zick, Gedenke mein. Freundschafts- und Memorialschmuck 1770 - 1870, Dortmund 1980, pl. 17 right.