A George IV red gold and enamel memory ring - image-1
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Lot 12 Dα

A George IV red gold and enamel memory ring

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

A George IV red gold and enamel memory ring

Enamelled bezel with conjoined monogram MCE framed by facetted jet, memorial inscription: "Lady Maria Constantia Etherington obt. 24. Feb. 1811 Aet. 66". The band shortened, signs of wear. Bezel 1.6 x 1.7 cm. Ring size 55. Weight 5.5 g.
England, ca. 1811.

Provenance

Collection of Prof. Dr. Gisela Zick. Purchased in 1977 from Antikschmuck Ahlefeld, Bonn.

Literature

Illus. in: Zick, Gedenke mein. Freundschafts- und Memorialschmuck 1770 - 1870, Dortmund 1980, pl. 23 left.