Jewellery, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Watches

Norfolk interest: A gold and enamel memorial ring, circa 1776, the oval glazed bezel enclosing cursive monogram ‘J C’, within zig zag and spotted border, the black enamelled band with milled edge and gold lettering displaying ‘JOHN . CARY . DIED . 31 . DEC : 1776 . AGED . 84’, ring size N.

£500-£700

John Cary (1692-1776)
John Cary was three times Mayor of the ancient borough of Lynn (Kings Lynn) in Norfolk, in the years 1740, 1754 and 1765, where his family had resided since leaving London at the time of the Great Fire in 1666.
The ancient family of Cary derives its name from the manor of Cary, or Kari, as it is called in the Domesday Book, situated in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Heath, near Launceston.

A memorial mural tablet to John Cary is located at St. Nicholas Chapel, King’s Lynn, reading: ‘John Cary, Esq., who was three times Mayor of this town; he died upon the last day of the year 1776, in the 84th year of his life. He was one of the best of parents and in every station of life, an honest and good man’.

Good condition.
Some black enamel loss and surface wear. Surface scratches visible to gold under bezel.
Weight 3.1gm.