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Lot 8
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COLLECTION OF ELEVEN GEM-SET RINGS, 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
1,000 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

Comprising: five mourning rings; one set to the bezel with an oval hard stone cameo carved to depict the profile of a funeral urn with glazed hair locket to the reverse, size J½, inscribed Ann Jackson obt 19th January 1838 Oet 63; one set with a half-pearl and rose-cut diamond flower head bezel with glazed hair locket to the reverse, size L, British hallmarks for Birmingham, 1876; one decorated with black enamel "in memory of", to the shank, size Q, British hallmarks for Birmingham, 1898; one with an oval glazed hair locket surrounded by half-pearls to the bezel, size M, British hallmarks for Birmingham, 1873; one with a rectangular glazed hair locket to the obverse, size T, circa 1800; one of half hoop design decorated with black enamel half-pearls and rose-cut diamonds, size M, British hallmarks for Birmingham, 1873; one of half hoop design decorated with black enamel stripes and half-pearls, size L½, British hallmarks for Birmingham, 1871; two foliate engraved wedding bands, size N and H respectively; a gold posy ring inscribed "Continew faythfull", size Q½, Late 18th and early 19th Century and a gold band ring with floral and foliate scroll engraved decoration, size Z+, British hallmarks for London, 1835, part illustrated.