Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant filigree_rings The setting is 15k yellow

The setting is 15k yellow gold with a bale that can tuck behind the bamboo motif gold perimeter when worn as a brooch

In the parlance of today

these gems were first mined in Brazil by the Spanish and Portuguese during the 17th and 18th centuries

this imparts a marvelous touch to the bracelet

but the word is Hebrew for watchtower

Hand Painted Enamel Mastiff Dog Portrait Pendant filigree_rings The setting is 15k yellowThe 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.