Victorian Essex Crystal Reverse Intaglio Dachshund Portrait Brooch in Gothic Revival Gold Frame Half Hoop Ring Main Stones: 3 Cabochon Opals

Main Stones: 3 Cabochon Opals (Total weight ~0

Gemstones: Thai rubies (heated)

Metal & Hallmarks: 9ct yellow gold (tests as)

each oval crossed by a central bar

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Victorian Essex Crystal Reverse Intaglio Dachshund Portrait Brooch in Gothic Revival Gold Frame Half Hoop Ring Main Stones: 3 Cabochon OpalsAn exceptional and museum quality Victorian Essex crystal brooch, centred on a masterfully executed reverse intaglio portrait of a dachshund in profile, wearing a red collar with a gold ring the image hand carved and hand painted into the underside of a domed rock crystal cabochon with extraordinary finesse. The dog's warm tan and black colouring, the softness of the ear, the glint of the eye every detail rendered with the confidence and intimacy of a