A George II provincial silver dish ring

A George II provincial silver dish ring,

by Richard Richardson II, Chester 1748,

circular wire-work form, on three cockerel's feet with textured decoration and spurs, diameter 21cm, height 5.5cm, approx. weight 12.7oz.

Provenance: purchased from J.H Bourdon-Smith, December 1998

The Saunders Collection.

Illustrated in Ridgeway, M., Chester Silver 1727-1827, Phillimore, 1985, plate & and discussed on pages 159-160.

Also illustrated in Antique Collectors Guide, September 1962, page 40, and Country Life, 28 June 1973.