Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant edwardian it has an oval shape

it has an oval shape and weighs 1

the sapphires are true blue

Seven globes comprise this link bracelet decorated with natural turquoise

The reverse holds a fancy hand-engraved monogram with the letters

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Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant edwardian it has an oval shapeThe 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.