Description: 18th Century Georgian Silver Memento Mori Skull Ring Pirate Gold Coins Memento Mori Treasure Georgian Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skull 18th century AD A silver ring with exceptionally broad band, circular raised bezel depicting an incase facing skull; the band engraved with Gothic 'BREVE ET IRREPARABILE / TEMPUS OMNIBUS VITA' inscription taken from Virgil's Aeneid 'brief and irrecoverable is the time all have of life' in two lines divided by a central segmented band; a punched 'X-above-crescent' maker's mark to the inside. 19.30 grams, 24.13mm overall, 18.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Fine condition. Provenance From the private collection of a Buckinghamshire gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Price: 1850 USD
Location: La Jolla, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: Georgia
Material: Silver
Type: Ring
Antique: Yes
Jewelry Department: Fine
Brand: Antique
Metal: Sterling Silver
Ring Size: 7
Era: Georgian (Pre-1837)
