{"product_id":"william-and-lydia-lowndes-mourning-ring","title":"William and Lydia Lowndes Mourning Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe simplest of 18 carat Georgian mourning rings inscribed for a husband and wife made in 1808.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInscribed L.M.Lowndes died 22 Jan 1773 aged 26 Wm Lowndes Esq died 26 April 1808 aged 74.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully crisp Georgian hallmarks and makers mark. Size 7.5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ring was formerly in the collection of the late Tony Dove, noted academic and  the acknowledged expert on hallmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Lowndes (1734-1808). Attended Eton, Trinity College Cambridge and was a student at the Middle Temple in 1752. In 1771 he married Lydia Mary Osborne, who died within two years of the marriage and by whom he had a son William. He later had two illegitimate children who were provided for by trust. He was a commissioner of excise, governor of Christ's Hospital, the Foundling Hospital and the Westminster Infirmary, and was, according to Gibbs, a 'man of letters'. He also acted as captain in the Bucks militia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64019271844189,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_0f7e9b8bc8804fa8947f0a0b0a0c8230_mv2.avif?v=1774765841","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/william-and-lydia-lowndes-mourning-ring","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}