ID 883742
Lot 593 | THREE AMERICAN GOLD RINGS
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
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.
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Medium: | Gold |
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