Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
This fine silhouette ring comes from a private collection of long-standing. It depicts a gentleman wearing a frilled chemise, his pigtail wig neatly tied with ribbon. The profile is signed Miers under the bust-line and is set in an octagonal gold ring.
Ring size: O / 7½
Fine condition.
Provenance: Acquired for the Christie Collection in 1937 from W. J. ‘Polly’ Perkins
Ivory Registration: W64LXLKX
Wigs on the Green has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Small portraiture of character & historical interest
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John Miers, Silhouette Ring of a Gent, Circa 1790
