Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant edwardian tiny wires and cells were

tiny wires and cells were crafted in gold then successively filled with polychrome enamels

or hurry up

or your pooch will be pampered like no other

With a frame of old mine cut diamonds

Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant edwardian tiny wires and cells wereThe Victorians believed that no house was a home without a dog or cat in residence and their jewelry was often designed to include an image of a cherished pet. Here we have a classic example of a miniature enamel from the 1880s. Small but exacting and nearly photographic in its rendering, it is hand painted in enamel in the motif of a large dog's head facing left. Three well known enamelists of the Victorian period were William Bishop Ford, J. W.