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Rare Neo-Classical Memorial Ring with Miniature in Gold, c. 1785


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Rare Neo-Classical Memorial Ring with Miniature in Gold, c. 1785
Rare Neo-Classical Memorial Ring with Miniature in Gold, c. 1785
Description
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A large urn stands within a diffuse landscape. Full of dignity and grace, a woman leans against the monument in mourning and holds the urn in her arms with her head bowed. The ring presents this scene in the finest miniature painting – and, unusually, in color and not in sepia. The arrangement is safely stored behind domed glass and surrounded by a simple red gold setting. Rings like this were widespread in the last decades of the 18th century, particularly in England. They were part of the various mourning rituals of the time. Formally, they are indebted to the simple forms of classicism, which dominated the art world at the end of the 18th century. Broken columns, urns, mourning figures in classical garb, sarcophagi, mourning willows and cypresses show the influence of antiquity. This ring belongs to this tradition. It provides an intimate insight into a bygone era and still touches us today with its symbolism. On the type and dating, see also the information in Gisela Zick: Gedenke mein. Freundschafts- und Memorialschmuck 1770-1870, Dortmund 1980, plates 3-4.
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Rare Neo-Classical Memorial Ring with Miniature in Gold, c. 1785
Goodbye My Love...
€ 1,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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