Two gold and enamel mourning band rings England or...
Two gold and enamel mourning band rings
England or America, dated 1787 and 1807
The first with scrolling band inscribed, "SARAH. RUSSELL. OB: 24. NOV. 1787. AE: 31," all against black enamel ground; the second, inscribed, "W:L: GILMOUR ESQ: OB: 1. APR: 1807 AE: 45," both seemingly unmarked.
Ring size(s): 6 1/2 and 9
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Irvin & Anita Schorsch.
The first: Horace Howland, March 5, 1996.
The second: Christie's South Kensington, Antique, Collectable and Modern Jewellery," April 19, 1994, Sale 6453, Lot 145 (partial lot).
A Sarah Seaver Russell, born in 1757, married prominent Boston merchant Thomas Russell in 1784. She died November 24, 1787, at the age of 31, leaving behind a young daughter.
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Two gold and enamel mourning band rings
England or America, dated 1787 and 1807
The first with scrolling band inscribed, "SARAH. RUSSELL. OB: 24. NOV. 1787. AE: 31," all against black enamel ground; the second, inscribed, "W:L: GILMOUR ESQ: OB: 1. APR: 1807 AE: 45," both seemingly unmarked.
Ring size(s): 6 1/2 and 9
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Irvin & Anita Schorsch.
The first: Horace Howland, March 5, 1996.
The second: Christie's South Kensington, Antique, Collectable and Modern Jewellery," April 19, 1994, Sale 6453, Lot 145 (partial lot).
A Sarah Seaver Russell, born in 1757, married prominent Boston merchant Thomas Russell in 1784. She died November 24, 1787, at the age of 31, leaving behind a young daughter.
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