18th Aug, 2022 9:30
Three 19th-century mourning rings; including a signet ring with a hexagonal onyx ring face with an old-cut diamond set in the centre, framed within a scrolled mount, taille d'épargne shoulders to a tapered shank enamelled with message 'In Memory Of', back of the ring head has an oval cutout revealing a panel of woven hair, engravings inside the shank record the death of Cooper, 1844, size U; The second ring has a blank onyx panel in the centre, flanked by two seed pearls, to a surround with scrollwork and ropework details, engraved ring shank with decorative cutouts showing plaited brown hair running around the band, unmarked, size R½; The last is a diamond cluster ring with black enamel taille d'épargne designs, featuring six old-cut diamonds claw set on a flower head mount and scrolled shoulders, to a tapered flat shank, unmarked, size M. Total weight of items 11.8 grams (3).
Sold for £1,000
Condition Report
onyx oval panel believed to be a restoration;
one diamond from the cluster ring is slightly loose in mount.
Three 19th-century mourning rings; including a signet ring with a hexagonal onyx ring face with an old-cut diamond set in the centre, framed within a scrolled mount, taille d'épargne shoulders to a tapered shank enamelled with message 'In Memory Of', back of the ring head has an oval cutout revealing a panel of woven hair, engravings inside the shank record the death of Cooper, 1844, size U; The second ring has a blank onyx panel in the centre, flanked by two seed pearls, to a surround with scrollwork and ropework details, engraved ring shank with decorative cutouts showing plaited brown hair running around the band, unmarked, size R½; The last is a diamond cluster ring with black enamel taille d'épargne designs, featuring six old-cut diamonds claw set on a flower head mount and scrolled shoulders, to a tapered flat shank, unmarked, size M. Total weight of items 11.8 grams (3).
