POST-MEDIEVAL SILVER-GILT CLADDAGH RING

Ca. AD 1600 - 1800. A silver-gilt Claddagh ring with a stylised heart flanked by a pair of hands, the fingers indicated by shallow incisions. The crown above is pierced with circular openings. The hoop is flat and plain, marked at the shoulders by a narrow transverse rib. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1961,1202.192. Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 3g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s.