A George III 14k red gold ring with a commemorative miniature - image-1
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Lot 9 Dα

A George III 14k red gold ring with a commemorative miniature

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 1.984 € (incl. premium)

A George III 14k red gold ring with a commemorative miniature

Capsule ring bezel framed by rose-cut diamonds, containing a sepia on ivory miniature of an urn beneath a weeping willow. Engraved to the underside: "MARY SAYER OB. 6 JANY 1780 AET 80". Bezel 1.8 x 1.5 cm. Ring size 55. Weight 3.1 g.
England, ca. 1780.

Provenance

Collection of Prof. Dr. Gisela Zick.

Literature

Illus. in: Zick, Gedenke mein. Freundschafts- und Memorialschmuck 1770 - 1870, Dortmund 1980, pl. 16 right.