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Lord Byron's Gimmel Ring
England, ca. 1813?
Yellow gold.
ring: 7/8 inches (23 mm) diameter; with decoration: 1 inch (26 mm)
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Provenance
Part of a small group in the personal collection of Leigh Hunt, inherited by his youngest daughter and last surviving child, Jacinta Shelley Leigh Hunt (Mrs. Cheltnam); Mrs. John Markoe; by whom given to J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1930.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscription on flat surface of central ring: "NOEL BYRON FROM MY DEAR SISTER AUGUSTA".
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