16 - TWO GEORGE II MOURNING RINGSCIRCA 1744The rings with chased ribbon with black enamel inscribed J.Bond AR:OB 19 Jun 1744 Aet 67, unmarkedSize/dimensions: ring sizes approximately I and KGross weight: 7.5 gramsThe lot relates to the Bond family of Tyneham,including Tyneham House and nearby Creech Grange, Steeple, Dorset. Both estateshad been in the family since the 1680s, when Nathaniel Bond (1634-1707)acquired them. He later purchased Holme Priory, East Holme, in 1690.Tyneham House subsequently passed to Nathaniel's second son, JohnBond (1678-1744, Lot 16). An English lawyer and Member of Parliament for CorfeCastle, he married his first cousin, Margaret Williams (d. 1775, aged 87), andtogether they had four sons and two daughters.Their first-born son, also named John Bond (1717-1784, Lot 12),inherited the Tyneham estate from his father in 1744 and Creech Grange from hisuncle Denis in 1747, following his death without a male heir. Like his father,John served as MP for Corfe Castle. On 17 July 1749, he married Mary Dummer(Lots 13 and 15), daughter of Edmund Dummer of Swaythling and stepdaughter ofhis uncle Denis. The couple had five sons and two daughters.John's third surviving son, Thomas Bond, who managed the Tynehamestate, married Sarah Newsham in 1779. Sarah's mother was Eliza Newsham (Lot11). His fourth surviving son, the Reverend William Bond (1757-1852), marriedJane Biggs in 1794. Jane was the daughter of Henry Biggs (Lot 14) of StocktonHouse.The Sampson & Mordan propelling pencil (Lot 17) relates to alater chapter in the Bond family story. Their house, Moigne Combe, was built in1900 for Henry Pomeroy Bond and became the family's principal residence afterthey were forced to leave Tyneham in 1943 when the surrounding land wasreclaimed for military use.The Elizabethan intelligence agent John Bond (1555-1631), fatherof Nathaniel Bond, is said to have earned the family motto Non SufficitOrbis (The World Is Not Enough). Both the Bond surname and themotto were later used by Ian Fleming in his James Bond novels. Fleming wouldlikely have been familiar with the Bond family's importance in Dorset, havingattended Durnford Preparatory School at Langton Matravers, close to thefamily's extensive estates and former seats

TWO GEORGE II MOURNING RINGSCIRCA 1744The rings with chased ribbon with black enamel inscribed J.Bond AR:OB 19 Jun 1744 Aet 67, unmarkedSize/dimensions: ring sizes approximately I and KGross weight: 7.5 gramsThe lot relates to the Bond family of Tyneham,including Tyneham House and nearby Creech Grange, Steeple, Dorset. Both estateshad been in the family since the 1680s, when Nathaniel Bond (1634-1707)acquired them. He later purchased Holme Priory, East Holme, in 1690.Tyneham House subsequently passed to Nathaniel's second son, JohnBond (1678-1744, Lot 16). An English lawyer and Member of Parliament for CorfeCastle, he married his first cousin, Margaret Williams (d. 1775, aged 87), andtogether they had four sons and two daughters.Their first-born son, also named John Bond (1717-1784, Lot 12),inherited the Tyneham estate from his father in 1744 and Creech Grange from hisuncle Denis in 1747, following his death without a male heir. Like his father,John served as MP for Corfe Castle. On 17 July 1749, he married Mary Dummer(Lots 13 and 15), daughter of Edmund Dummer of Swaythling and stepdaughter ofhis uncle Denis. The couple had five sons and two daughters.John's third surviving son, Thomas Bond, who managed the Tynehamestate, married Sarah Newsham in 1779. Sarah's mother was Eliza Newsham (Lot11). His fourth surviving son, the Reverend William Bond (1757-1852), marriedJane Biggs in 1794. Jane was the daughter of Henry Biggs (Lot 14) of StocktonHouse.The Sampson & Mordan propelling pencil (Lot 17) relates to alater chapter in the Bond family story. Their house, Moigne Combe, was built in1900 for Henry Pomeroy Bond and became the family's principal residence afterthey were forced to leave Tyneham in 1943 when the surrounding land wasreclaimed for military use.The Elizabethan intelligence agent John Bond (1555-1631), fatherof Nathaniel Bond, is said to have earned the family motto Non SufficitOrbis (The World Is Not Enough). Both the Bond surname and themotto were later used by Ian Fleming in his James Bond novels. Fleming wouldlikely have been familiar with the Bond family's importance in Dorset, havingattended Durnford Preparatory School at Langton Matravers, close to thefamily's extensive estates and former seats Condition Report: Losses to the enamel on both rings. The rings are slightly different in construction, one has slightly finer script, but it could also be due to the larger ring having more wear.