A George III Irish silver dish ring

Richard Williams, Dublin 1771

Richard Williams, Dublin 1771
Of low form pierced and chased with farmyard scene, depicting a goat, fox, birds and buildings among scrolls and flowers, the two oval reserves with engraved armorial and crest, these arms are for a member of the HUNT family of Co. Roscommon, Ireland, height 6.5cm, diameter at base 23cm, weight 11.8oz.

Provenance
The Kurt Ticher Collection.

Literature
Irish Silver in the Rococo Period, Kurt Ticher, 1972, Irish University Press, pages 21, illustrated plates 81a and 81b