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Mourning Rings on Antiques Roadshow
On the US version of Antiques Roadshow they appraised this lovely collection of mourning rings. Aired on April 6, 2009, click on the link and then select which video format you use. A transcript of the...
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Antique Jewellery Collections: Unmissable Links!
This blog does of course celebrate the collecting desire. Closest to the MOLAM heart is antique jewellery, particularly the field of mourning and sentimental jewellery. Many of our readers are friendly...
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Spoilt For Choice: A Classic Seed Pearl Mourning Ring
Here is a re-posting of a short piece I wrote for the fabulous site Art of Mourning. This delightful mourning ring in its original Rundell and Bridge box is in the MOLAM collection of yours truly....
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For Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
Here is a re-posting of a short piece I wrote for the fabulous site Art of Mourning. This brooch is from the MOLAM collection of yours truly. Enjoy! Click here to read the post For Theirs is the...
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Six Degrees of Thorvaldsen: The Figure of Night
Here is a re-posting of a piece I wrote for the fabulous site Art of Mourning. This brooch, Nyx, is from the MOLAM collection of yours truly. Although a humble piece, as you will read it is rich in its...
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For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow: A portrait miniature
Here is a re-posting of a short piece I wrote for the fabulous site Art of Mourning. This portrait miniature of a very pink cheeked gent is from the MOLAM collection of yours truly. I’ve always felt...
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How Society Entered Mourning: c. 1680 – 1700 Memento Mori Mourning Ring
Here is a re-posting of a terrific analysis of an early memento mori ring Hayden Peters wrote for his reference site Art of Mourning. This exquisite ring is from my own personal collection of mourning...
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Memento Mori in Jewellery: Anachronistic 1780s White Enamel Ring
Here is a re-posting of an indepth analysis of a spectacular and unique ring circa 1780 which Hayden Peters wrote for his fabulous site Art of Mourning. This ring, dedicated to Ann Staneway, is from my...
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An Exquisite Palette: A Dedication to Two
Here is a re-posting of a short piece I wrote for the fabulous site Art of Mourning. This brooch is truly a work of art in gold, black enamel and hairwork; it is dedicated to two women from the same...
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A Lock Of Hair.
I am lucky enough to have in my personal library a book entitled ‘The Mourner’s Friend or Sighs of Sympathy For Those Who Sorrow’. It is a collection of prose and verse compiled to give comfort to the...
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