THREE AMERICAN GOLD RINGS

Sold
$ 5 040
Auction dateClassic
20.01.2023 10:00UTC -04:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
USA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 883742
Lot 593 | THREE AMERICAN GOLD RINGS
THREE AMERICAN GOLD RINGS

ONE MARK OF DANIEL BOYER, BOSTON, MASSACUSETTS, ANOTHER POSSIBLY MARK OF ABRAHAM SKINNER, NEW YORK, 1720-1754

The first as a mourning ring, circular and engraved with a stylized skull, the interior engraved M Quincy on 27 Dec 1754 Ae 28, and with maker's mark for Daniel Boyer, the second as a mourning ring, circular and engraved with a stylized skull flanked by scrolls, the interior engraved H W ob 12 April 1720, and with maker's mark DE in a rectangle, the third plain circular, the interior engraved A true lovers gift, and with maker's mark A pellet S in a rectangle, possibly for Abraham Skinner, New York

13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) diameter, the two largest





Exhibited

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, long term loan, 2009-2022.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
20.01.2023 – 20.01.2023
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms