31st Jan, 2020 10:30
The Jewellery Auction
RARE: A CANINE PORTRAIT PIN BY JOHN WILLIAM BAILEY
RARE: CANINE PORTRAIT PIN BY JOHN WILLIAM BAILEY,
mounted with a circular portrait of a greyhound 9mm diameter and signed J W Bailey to the reverse, the pin 80mm long, John William Bailey (1831-1914) was a painter of enamel miniatures who specialised in portraits of dogs. Bailey exhibited in the Royal Academy and his works are now within the V&A. He trained under William Essex (1784-1869) who is the artist responsible for the miniature set into lot 1302
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Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250
Condition Report
Very good overall
Some very light scratches to surface of paint, not eye visible
circular tiny dent just below eye - looks like flaw to surface beneath
Back - small area of possible solder repair
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