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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1910 item #1180803 (stock #SR2122)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$975.00

It's an adorable miniature inkstand in pewter. Wonderful for a dollhouse. circa 1900.

Condition: excellent Height: 1.75 inches Width: 1 inch
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180820 (stock #SR1777)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$475.00

Worcester, Dr. Wall period soft paste porcelain tea bowl and saucer in the "fence" pattern, a well known transfer design, circa 1775

Condition: excellent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1180828 (stock #SR1921)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,150.00

This Georgian 18K gold, deeply colored amethyst and diamond ring is circa 1810. Size 8 1/2. Condition: excellent Height: 8.25 inches

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180889 (stock #P4300)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,135.00

This beautiful Dr. Wall period Worcester soft paste porcelain compote is a large early piece with fancy birds decoration and blue border. Its probably from the Giles workshop.

Condition: excellent Height: 11 inches
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1180911 (stock #SR1883)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$520.00

This sterling rattle depicting Little Boy Blue is hallmarked Birmingham, 1924.

Condition: excellent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1180922 (stock #SR1436)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$500.00

This is a famous Coalport Porcelain pattern, known as 'money tree'. The colors are bold, reflecting the attempt by the Coalport factory to compete with Chinese and Japanese porcelain imports and to cater to the English love for Oriental colors and patterns, during the Regency period.

Condition: excellent Height: 9.5 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1837 VR item #1180923 (stock #P7113)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$350.00

We have 3 of these c 1810 Wedgwood 8" pearlware dessert plates with lavender ground at each.

Condition: excellent Height: 8 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180928 (stock #SR1411)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,200.00

This is a Worcester soft paste porcelain tea bowl and saucer, in the the well known Worcester pattern "sworl" or "Queen Charlotte", named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George 111 who bought a service for royal use. Ours is marked with the "scratch B" mark of the Flight and Barr period, c 1795. Priced at $ 1200.

Condition: excellent.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180972 (stock #P800)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,390.00

This marked Dr. Wall period Worcester soft paste porcelain platter has beautiful, crisp "blue scale". It would make a fine addition to an important collection.

Condition: excellent Height: 8 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180978 (stock #P10009)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,855.00

How rare it is to find an early soft paste porcelain platter of this size, 16" X 20". This platter in excellent condition is made by the "Bow" factory circa 1765

Condition: excellent Width: 16 inches, Length: 20 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1180995 (stock #SR1207)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$485.00

This beautiful Coalport porcelain dessert plate Ca 1810 has a Chinoiserie "tree of life" design.

Condition: excellent Height: 8.5 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1180998 (stock #SR1255)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,350.00

This snuff box in the form of a shoe, c1860, is mahogany.

Condition: excellent
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1900 item #1181018 (stock #SR178)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$690.00
Finely carved brooch of the goddess Demeter (Roman: Ceres), goddess of agriculture, her hair wrapped in what appears to be a scarf of grain or corn. The important Greek goddesses were a popular theme in cameo carvings of the 19th century, with Demeter arguably the most important because of her association with fertility and the harvest, or sustenance. This cameo is an example of early 19th century neoclassical cameos, with the drape of her collar, the carved lines showing her hair wrapped in a s...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1313461 (stock #13013)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,360.00
Classical pair of Jackfield Ware candlesticks with turquoise colored Roman figures on a black background. This pottery was first made at Jackfield, Shropshire, England, in the 18th century with a red clay body often decorated in relief and distinguished especially by its thick black glaze. These elegant candlesticks date to 1860 and would grace a mantle or dining room table.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1837 VR item #1313490 (stock #13014)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,400.00
Bold Newhall floral porcelain oval dish with cobalt background. The dish measures 11" long by 8" wide. There are two available.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1313557 (stock #13015)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,375.00
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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1313560 (stock #13016)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$725.00
Derby porcelain spill vase in the Brocade pattern, one of the rarest, hardest to find, desirable and beautiful patterns made. The pattern was made for the Persian market of the period, c1810. The vase measures 3 1/2" high by 2 1/4" in diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Enamelware : Pre 1800 item #1313563 (stock #13017)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,995.00
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion measures approximately 2" in diameter and 1 1/4" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #1313564 (stock #13002)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,700.00
Blue Willow pattern scent bottle with silver gilt cap by Sampson Mordan. The silver is marked with the year mark for 1885. This scent is a large size measuring 2 1/4" in diameter. A wonderful addition to a scent collection or a collection of blue
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #1313566 (stock #13010)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,030.00
Delightful Victorian "imari" pattern scent bottle with a gilded silver cap which is stamped with the hallmarks for London 1888. The bottle is 2" wide, 2 3/8" hight and 1/2" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1313567 (stock #13012)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,030.00
Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle decorated in the style of Japanese Satsuma. The design features a Geisha and a fish on one side and a lady with a fan on the other. The silver CAP is stamped with the hallmarks for Birmingham, England, 1891. The pieces measures: 2 1/4" high by 1 7/8" wide by 1/2" deep. View
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1313568 (stock #13018)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,030.00
Unusual Victorian porcelain scent bottle in the shape of a clam shell. The silver lid is stamped with the hallmarks of Sanders and Shepherd and the date letter for 1889. The bottle is 2" high by 1 1/2" wide and 1 1/4" at its deepest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344368 (stock #22005)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,140.00
Striking Victorian banded agate earrings set in 15K gold. The brown and black tones make them wearable with any color. The earrings measure 1" in diameter and date to 1890.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344370 (stock #20006)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,600.00
Stunning early 19th Century Berlin Iron earrings with a floral motif which is highlighted with polished steel. Berlin Iron was sought after by Napoleon who invaded German and captured the factory, confiscated the molds and took them back to France in 1806. Today this unique and fascinating jewelry is as prized as it was back then. The earrings measure 2 1/2" long and 3/4" at their widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1344371 (stock #20007)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$10,900.00
Fantastic 18th century black dot paste drop earrings set in silver with a bow motif. These elegant earrings are rare and desirable, wonderful to wear for evenings on the town. The earrings measure 3 1/4" long and approximately 1" at their widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1344386 (stock #SR4521)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,700.00
Exquisite Victorian silver bangle bracelet enhanced with a raised floral motif in two color gold. This unusual and striking cuff can be worn alone or joined with other gold or silver bangles. The bracelet measures 1 1/2" wide and its interior measurements are 1 15/16 by 2 1/4. It has hallmarks for Birmingham 1885.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344455 (stock #SR4524)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,400.00
Bold Victorian cut steel cuff bracelet is an unusual and amazing example of the popular cut steel jewelry of the Victorian era. Cut steel was developed as a substitute for diamonds when the royalty and wealthy traveled to the seasons in Bath and London. The bracelet measures 1 1/2" wide, its interior measures 2 3/4" by 2 1/8".
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344458 (stock #SR4526)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Early 19th century Berlin Iron bracelets with a floral motif and cameo clasps of Psyche and Cupid. Berlin Iron jewelry is highly prized for is intricate work and rarity. During the Napoleonic Wars wealthy Germans gave their precious jewels for the war effort and substituted them with iron jewelry. Some of the pieces were inscribed "Gold gab ich fur Eisen" meaning "I gave gold for iron". Today these pieces are as desirable as in the early 1800's. The bracelets measure 6 5/8" long and 2" at th...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344461 (stock #SR4525)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$15,000.00
Fantastic Georgian 18K gold cuff bracelet with an elaborate woven band and ornate central motif. Beautiful to wear on the most elegant of occasions. Be prepared for an avalanche of compliments. The bracelet measures 7 1/2" long and 2" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344462 (stock #SR4526)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,540.00
Lovely silver and gold bangle bracelet with a flower in vase motif. This boldly designed bracelet is engraved with an embossed background design of squares with a leaf motif. The bracelet measures 1 1/2" wide, the interior measurements are 1 7/8" by 2". An unusual and unique piece.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344674 (stock #SR4529)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,100.00
C1880 Victorian buckle bracelet beautifully engraved with clover leaves and a geometric design. The bracelet is stamped "Sterling". Buckle bracelets became very popular when Queen Victoria wore the Order of the Garter on her arm. The bracelet measures 1 3/16" wide. The interior dimensions are 1 7/8" wide by 2 1/8" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344685 (stock #SR4537)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,785.00
Fantastic engraved 18K gold bracelet set with a shell cameo of the god Pan and presented in its original box. Clearly a one of its kind. The bracelet measures 1 5/8" wide, the interior circumference is 6 1/2", c1840
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344687 (stock #SR4539)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,475.00
Georgian agate bracelet of various colors and patterns makes a wonderful and wearable piece of jewelry. Turn it around and have a different view to suit your attire. The agates are set in gold and the bracelet measures 6 1/4" long. Each agate measures 1" wide by 1 1/2" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347532 (stock #20009)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Wonderful Victorian 18k gold fringe earrings that will swing and sway as you walk down the street or dance the night away. Beautiful cannetille bead work, the earrings measure 2" long from the top of the ear wire to the bottom ball of the longest fringe.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347539 (stock #20011)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,435.00
Elegant Georgian girandole earrings in 15k gold and cobalt enamel. The gold work is an elaborate Etruscan design adorned with tiny balls. Earrings measure 1 3/4" long and 7/8" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347546 (stock #20013)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,200.00
Antique silver acorn earrings are wonderful and easy to wear. The acorn is a symbol of hope and was often used in heraldry. Earrings measure 1 5/8" long and 3/4" at their widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347655 (stock #SR4600)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,200.00
Wonderful Edwardian moonstone necklace set in silver. It is said if your lover gives you a moonstone necklace when the moon is full you will always have a passion for each other. Moonstones became popular during the Art Nouveau period as a talisman for fertility, love, protection, and sleep! This beautiful moonstone needs little excuse for ownership. The necklace measures 16 3/4" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347715 (stock #SR4604)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,845.00
Dramatic Victorian agate bead necklace is fastened with an agate clasp. The striking banded agate beads are black, brown and white and can be worn day or night. The necklace measures 17" long, circa 1870.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347716 (stock #SR4605)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,500.00
Bold Victorian banded agate bead necklace with a silver dog tag clasp. The 19 large banded agate beads are interspersed with small black agate beads. The necklace measures 17 1/2" long, c 1870
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347721 (stock #SR4607)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,000.00
Bold Victorian banded agate bead necklace with three large beads tapering down to smaller ones. There are 34 beads in the necklace which has a bead clasp. Agate beads have become very collectible as many believe they have mystical qualities. The necklace is 20 1/2" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347723 (stock #SR4608)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,300.00
Fanciful Victorian silver collar with a silver locket embellished with two-color gold. The necklace and locket are adorned with geometric arch motifs and engravings. The necklace measures 16 1/2" long and 3/4" wide and the locket measures 1 5/8" long and is hallmarked 1881.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1347742 (stock #SR4615)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Exquisite Berlin Iron cameo necklace consisting of sixteen graduated portrait cameos of classical men and women. This unusual necklace has its original clasp and measures 15 1/4" long by 1 3/8" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347744 (stock #SR4617)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,900.00
Elegant Victorian cut steel necklace was worn in lieu of diamonds in an era where sparkling jewelry was in vogue. Cut steel was multifaceted by hand to glimmer in candlelight. This necklace measures 16 1/2" long by 3" at its widest
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1347745 (stock #SR4618)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Porcelain hound head whistle made by Royal Worcester. This sweet faced dog may be worn as a pendant on a chain or just kept as a pet. The hound measures 1 3/8" wide by by 1 1/8" deep by 7/8" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347748 (stock #SR4620)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,450.00
Victorian silver and three color gold locket with a raised floral and foliate design. Wonderful to wear on a chain, either short or long as shown here. The locket measures 1 3/4" high by 1 3/8" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1349046 (stock #SR4616)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,860.00
Fabulous Georgian Pinchbeck muff chain with a hand clasp set with colored paste stones. Christopher Pinchbeck developed an alloy of copper and zinc in 1720 that had the look of real gold and did not tarnish. The jewelry made with this alloy survives today giving us the enjoyment of its beauty. A muff chain is a long chain worn around the neck fastened to ladies muffs. This chain measures 49" long by 1/4" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Pre 1900 item #1349067 (stock #SR4627)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$725.00
Wonderful to wear as a pendant this retractable pencil slides into an enameled gilded mummy. In the 1870s-1880s, the Egyptian Revival styles were in vogue as archaeological digs discovered ancient tombs that brought to light rare finds. Their motifs were incorporated into jewelry, objects, furniture, glass and pottery.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349071 (stock #SR4629)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,400.00
Victorian gilt metal collar is beautiful, flattering and wearable for any occasion
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349077 (stock #SR4632)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,280.00
Floral rondelles, the five central ones with tassels, comprise this lovely cut steel necklace. Multi-faceted cut steel jewelry was popular during the 18th and mid 19th century. The jewelry sparkled in candlelight and was used as a substitute for diamonds. The necklace measures 15 1/2" long and 1 3/4" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349081 (stock #SR4634)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,695.00
Lovely pique pansy pendant can be worn with a gold or silver chain. Pique, tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver, was developed in France and became popular in England in the late 19th century.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1349084 (stock #SR4639)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Flat cut almandine garnets were the most popular gemstone of the Georgian period shown here in a rarely found naturalistic floral and leaf design necklace set in 18K gold. The pansy shaped flowers represent remembrance.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349085 (stock #SR4636)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,690.00
Red Vauxhall Glass floral motif necklace will mirror your gaiety when wearing it. Made at the Vauxhall Glass Works in London from the 18th century through the middle of the nineteenth, it was sold at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens nearby.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1349086 (stock #SR4638)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$16,950.00
In this stunning suite of necklace and earrings, almandine garnets set in gilt metal are fashioned into a striking pair of earrings and choker with drop, which can be removed. The choker is tied on with a ribbon. Much of the jewelry of this period was set with pastes. These pieces are unusual in that gemstones were used. Though called "Queen Anne", jewelry of this type was actually made some 30 odd years after her reign.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1362306 (stock #SR4624)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
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Amazing "Queen Anne" amethyst paste necklace and earrings set in gilt metal. This style of jewelry has been historically misnamed for Queen Anne, who reigned from 1695 to 1714, as it was made in the mid 18th century. The vivid purple paste stones used are faceted as rose cuts. The earrings have back to front fittings and fit close to the earlobe. The necklace is fastened with a ribbon.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1369867 (stock #20038)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,170.00
Striking early Edwardian 18K gold ring of a man in a turban set with diamonds. The ring dates to 1900 . The ring has a French hallmark in the shape of a pineapple and a makers mark "JD". It is a size 8 and measures 3/4" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1398480
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Unusual paste earrings with three curved lines of paste gemstones dripping from a central paste cluster. Paste earrings rose in popularity in 18th century France when improvements in domestic candlelight made the appeal of such glittering gemstones soar.Paste is a type of leaded glass which was first created in the 1600's, but only in the 1700's did it achieve a level of perfection, and it was in the Georgian era that the most beautiful paste jewelry was created. Paste was popular in France and ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1398498
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,000.00
Lovely polished coral earrings with enamel bows and seed pearls ensconced in the center if each bow and dangling from each ribbon. The deep rose pink color of our earrings are the most ought after color of coral and are particularly vibrant in tone. The use of coral in jewelry started in Roman times, and where the superstitions about coral began. Coral was thought to be a talisman against evil spirits. Its popularity continued into the Middle Ages and again into Victorian times, when coral was c...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1398535 (stock #8471)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
SOLD
Three inch long day-night earrings with a lovely rococo design that incorporates foliate and shell motifs set with Persian turquoise and enlivened by the two-color 15K gold. The earrings have a secure hook on the back of the drop part of the earring, not typically seen on Georgian day-night earrings. This enables enabling them to easily be separated and worn with just the tops (for day), or both top and bottom (at night). The mechanism attaching the two pieces can be viewed in the photos.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1398539
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,800.00
These lovely 18K day-night floral gold cannetille earrings boast one of the finest examples of cannetille gold work we have ever seen. Popular in both England and France in the 1820's, cannetille was a type of filigree work named after the gold embroideries of the Napoleonic era. It lasted for a brief 2 decades, making it easy to date a piece of jewelry that is as fine an example of cannetille as these. Typical of Georgian design, the tops of the earrings can be separated from the bottoms making...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1426129
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,390.00
8K eighteenth-century portrait ring under crystal of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Miniature portraits were painted on vellum or ivory and given as tokens of love to husbands and wives or parents and children. Portrait rings with diamond bezels, such as ours, reflect the importance of the subject. The paintings would be commissioned to the leading miniature portrait artists of the day. Sarah Churchill had a close friendship with Queen Anne of England. This ring was likely a love token...