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Unusual Gold Ring with Antique Enamel Painting by William Bishop Ford, 1877


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Unusual Gold Ring with Antique Enamel Painting by William Bishop Ford, 1877
Unusual Gold Ring with Antique Enamel Painting by William Bishop Ford, 1877
Description
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A terrier with big loyal eyes, a pink tongue and fluffy white fur is the subject of this enamel portrait from 1877: the sight of cute four-legged friends has not just brought a smile to our faces in the age of cat videos. Jewellery pieces in the shape of animal heads were already popular in Victorian times. As early as 1865, the German ladies' journal Der Bazar wrote: "We encounter the much-loved animal heads as brooches and stick pins". This small painting on enamel was created by William Bishop Ford (1832-1922). During his lifetime, Ford was known as an enamel painter and in particular as a miniaturist of animal portraits. He studied under the well-known miniaturist William Essex (1784-1869). The model for the little four-legged friend was the work "Dignity and Impudence" by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer from the year 1839. This painting will also have originally been mounted as a brooch or pin. The ring was created more recently to complement the antique enamel painting in its presumably contemporary setting with twisted gold cord. We were able to discover the piece as it is in London. The quotation from Der Bazar, 8 December 1865, p. 403.
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Unusual Gold Ring with Antique Enamel Painting by William Bishop Ford, 1877
Puppy Eyes
€ 1,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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