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Lot 77
Sale 5248 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$2,100
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Gold and ivory double-sided mourning ring Probably England, dated 1782 and 1786
Of marquise form, the obverse painted with female mourner weeping beside covered urn on plinth inscribed, "MRS./ MARY ANN/ MARTYN/ OB. 17 DEC/ 1786 AE 76," the reverse depicting woman weeping beside covered urn on plinth inscribed, "ELIZH/ NORRIS/ OB. 21 NOV/ 1782 AE 72," seemingly unmarked.
Ring size: 8