Fine Jewellery - 7th April 2022

Lot 337

A George I gold memento mori ring

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A George I gold memento mori ring, the exterior engraved with a skeleton and cross bones, and a crossed pick and shovel below the feet, engraved to the interior 'Sir G. G. Obt 10th March 1724', maker's mark I.W, size P

Provenance: From the Collection of the late Tony Dove.