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Lot 54
Sale 5248 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$4,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two gold, enamel and ivory mourning rings Probably England, dated 1791 and 1793
Both of marquise form, the first, painted with female mourner leaning beside two covered urns atop plinth inscribed, "Rest/ In/ Peace" with cherub flying overhead, the black enamel surround inscribed, "S. BLOOMFIELD WALL OB: 12 OC 1791 AE: 13 MO.," the reverse with engraved dedication, "AP to CP," the band inscribed, "RACHEL WALL OB: 30 MAR 1791 AE 64"; the second, with woman lamenting beside covered urn raised on plinth inscribed, "In Mem/ of a/ belov'd/ Hus/ band," the black enamel surround inscribed, "S. A. DIED NOVEMBER 1793"; together with mourning pin depicting woman seated beside covered urn on plinth, the black enamel surround inscribed, "ISABELLA. SHIELD. OB: 12 DEC: 1785. AET: 81," all seemingly unmarked.
Ring size(s): 5 1/4 and 5 1/2