A collection of seven English gold and enamel mourning rings and a gold mourning brooch, London and Sheffield, first half 19th century

Comprising a George III ring inscribed, “Charles Chapman/ Ob: 3 Feb: 1802/ AE 76,” possibly by John Brogden, London, 1801, marked to interior; a George III ring inscribed, “Wm Threlkeld/ Ob: 19 Dec: 1801/ AE: 60,” possibly by William Hopkins, London, 1801, marked to interior; a George IV ring with raised lettering to exterior, “Iola Dresser,” and inscribed to interior, “Ob. 18 Feb 1822/ AE 75,” possibly by John Gibbs, London, 1821, marked to interior; a George IV ring inscribed, “Oliz Forenson,” (?), inscribed to interior, “Obt 6 Octr 1823/ AE 46,” Sheffield, 1823, marked to interior, including 18 carat mark; a pair of George IV rings with raised lettering to exterior, “Jeremiah Day,” inscribed to interior, “Ob 13 Sept 1824/ AE 84,” maker “RB”, Sheffield, 1824, marked to interior, including 18 carat mark; a Victorian ring inscribed to exterior, “In Memory Of,” inscribed to interior, “George Morewood/ Obt March 1854/ AE 90,” Sheffield, 1824, marked to interior, including 18 carat mark; and a George III mourning brooch with two wishbones, inscribed, “M. Staley/ Obt 12 Octr/ AE 80.”

Total weight: 28.4 dwt.

Provenance

From the collection of O.D. Noble.

lot 30: mostly bright; ring dated “1854”: with a few areas of enamel loss along band; ring inscribed “Wm Threlkeld”: with small area of loss to black enamel along edge