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Lot 67
Sale 5248 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$1,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gold, enamel and ivory mourning ring England or America, dated 1778
Of oval form, with covered urn on plinth beneath weeping willow tree, the surround inscribed, "JNO PHILLIPS ARM OB: 24. OCT: 1778: AE: 4.5," against white enamel ground; together with an oval mourning pin depicting female figure holding tablet inscribed, "SOU-/ VENIR" and seated beside column topped with basket of flowers, the reverse inscribed, "Charnick/ 22. Feby/ 1791," both seemingly unmarked.
L: 1 1/2 in. (pin, overall)