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Status:This item has been sold Sold by:Wigs on the Green
This striking ring is reverse painted on glass and backed with gold leaf using a technique perfected originally in France during the eighteenth century. The lady wears a puffed-out buffon, her long curls falling down her back.
The silhouette is set within an attractive verre églomisé border featuring shells, horns and flowers in an octagonal gold ring. The digits 4869 are scratched into the gold underside.
Ring size: R / 8˝
Fine condition and very wearable.
Provenance: Acquired for the Christie Collection in May 1943 from ‘Polly’ Perkins
All prices include UK postage. International shipping will be at cost.
Internal Reference: C509
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1082472
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Antique SA1082472 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
←C18th
ANTIQUE SA1082472
CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Wigs on the Green
Small Portraiture of Character & Historical Interest
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07962 257915
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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