1736 Mourning Ring By Goldsmith David Northey of Boston

[Hank Phillips]

This ring was recovered a few years back but I was asked to post it here, The ring is a mourning ring dated 1736 with the inscription inside noting the deseased. Research shows there are only 8 pieces known in David Northeys 30 years of goldsmithing in Boston and they are all in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. This has been confirmed by the curator to be the 9 th piece of his known inventoty known. I was asked if I was donating it but we all know they can sell it any day of the week if they need the $$$

 

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[Hank Phillips]

 

[Argentium]

Really nice find ! Good on your research too .

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Great find! Museums - lol. They have 8 of them, and they want you to give them yours. Yeesh.

 

[vpnavy]

WOW!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Super find! I would have wet my pants!!!

 

[ARC]

Ask the museum... "is this a free admission museum" ?

If they say "no"... then reply "then neither is the admission of my ring". heh

8 and want 9 sheesh.

I mean... the ole "give an inch take a mile" comes to mind.

You want it... BUY IT... and the price just went up due to the fact you now know that you have the 9th AND UNKOWN / THOUGHT TO NOT EXIST piece of RARE work.

LEt me explain...

When you / IF you ever sell this...

Your value is through the roof... WITH this fact / provenance.

Word of advice... not trying to be "greedy" but reality is reality.

Don't get talked /suckered out of that ring with the ole "bla blah the people" crapola... FOR... No one cares about THE NINTH BUT that dood at the museum. heh

No patron would know the difference / aesthetics OF having one more ring versus not.

Follow ?

 

[CRUSADER]

Ask if they will donate 1 of their 8 to your collection, as you only have 1?

Although there are many ways to legally stop them selling it, if that's what you want & writing up an agreed Trust Agreement is just 1. Although I would still demand the market value of about $1000.

 

[ARC]

Ask if they will donate 1 of their 8 to your collection, as you only have 1?

lol heh

***ARC smiles at Cru. ***

 

[SC Keith]

Thats a spectacular ring Hank. I like the display you have with the provenance. I look forward to seeing you soon...
Keith

 

[DownNDirty]

Spectacular find, and I love the display that you have set up for it. I wouldn't donate or sell it if I were you-but that's just my opinion.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice ring congrats

 

[Doubter in MD]

I'm not suggesting you should, but I assume you could loan it to the museum for display with the option to reclaim it whenever you want.

 

[JeffInMass]

Excellent story- Magnificent find- Congrats!

-- Jeff --

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm not suggesting you should, but I assume you could loan it to the museum for display with the option to reclaim it whenever you want.

Risky option, I know of many cases where things have 'gone missing'.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Spectacular ring and accompanied research, colonial gold of any kind is pretty high on the bucket list. Welcome to TNet!

 

[Keith Jackson]

Any story of how you came to have this ring?

 

[Scrappy]

That is hands down the coolest ring I've seen. The death head is of period, and reminded me of a very interesting article about the "faces" on gravestones, and their changes through the 17th and 18th century. Take a look, it's quite interesting...

http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/deathshead.html

 

[Cosmo3]

One of the coolest things I have seen found on this site. Congratulations Sir on just an awesome, awesome find. I think if it were mine I would want others to be able to appreciate my find. Surely if you wanted you could go to a good lawyer and have something drawn up at their expense if they wanted to use it.