Georgian Crest Ring With A Snake And Boars Head. English, 19th Century.

An unusual Georgian crest ring with a snake and boars head.
 
English, early 19th century.
 
Ring Size M 1/2 UK / 6.5 US.
 
The boar’s head measures 1.2  x 1cm.
 
The boar’s head rests on a torse (wreath) leading to the double headed snake shank, crafted in high carat gold.
 
The boar is facing dexter with the tongue and teeth delineated by pierced gold work and features rendered with fine engraving. The snake shoulder’s have small applied eyes and the body’s length bears a cross hatched design.
 
The heraldic crest of the boar’s head can be found in Fairnbairn’s Crest of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. Plate 16, crest 11 and is associated with the following family names:
 
Baillie, Baird, Bayly, Burdenbroke, Burnet, Bushey, Bushy, Campbell, Chisalme, Chisholme, Clive, Cruickshanks, Davis, Dennet, Downie, Duncan, Edwards, Ffoulkes, Geike, Gordon, Gourlay, Gourlee, Gourley, Halliday, Hamilton, Hughes, Hunter, Innes, Jones, Lockhart, Loftus, Longford, Lorn, Lurford, M’Donald, M’Tavish, Myers, Nisbet, Nisbett, Oates, Parnell, Phillip, Powell, Purcell, Sanders, Smart, Soulsby, Spence, Swinfen, Taplen, Torrell, Urquhart, Verschoyle, Wallace, Waring, Whittuck, Yonge.