Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Objects of Vertu

An early 17th century silver vervel or hawking ring, the annular ring inscribed ‘*Sr Richard Anderson Barnt’, dimensions: diameter 12mm, band width 3mm, band depth 1mm. £600-£800

This vervel was found in Buckinghamshire circa 1992.

The hereditary title of Baronet was invented by James I in 1611.
Sir Richard Anderson (1585-1632),was the son of Sir Henry Anderson and bought the manor of Pendley in Tring, Hertfordshire in 1607. He married Mary Spencer (ancestor of Lady Diana Spencer) and they had 13 children.