POST-MEDIEVAL SILVER-GILT CLADDAGH RING

Ca. AD 1800. A silver-gilt ring with a rounded hoop and a bezel in the form of a crowned heart clasped by two hands terminating in raised cuffs. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.1186. Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 3.41g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market.