probably English, 18th century, unsigned, finely engraved out ring with Roman numerals, the rotating bridge inscribed "I/M/A/N(?)/I/I/A/S/N/D", 2-3/8 in. diameter; with circular brass case bottom, 2-1/2 in. diameter
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
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By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
spotting, discoloration, verdigris, and surface dust/accretion, possible lacking elements, case bottom possibly later and associated