Ca. 1500 AD, Tudor. A rare gold gilded silver ring with circular hoop and decorated bezel comprised of two pairs of clapsed hands in typical Tudor garb. Marriage rings were first used in antiquity but became increasingly popular in the Middle Ages, when they were worn by married women but not usually by men; husbands only started to wear wedding rings in the 20th century. This item therefore probably belonged to a Tudor woman. Good, wearable condition.Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P1/2; 4.2g; Provenance: Property of a professional Ancient art and jewelry expert; previously with a London gallery; initially from a private British collection formed in the 1990s.