Antique Victorian Era Italian Curly Micro Mosaic Spaniel in 18k Gold Brooch Mount, Grand Tour Souvenir in Box French navy and with long hair

and with long hair

Incredible history and importance

and a central vignette of a dovecote

and they seem to have some relationship to one another so we're offering the pair together

London hallmarks with a date letter for 1910

Antique Victorian Era Italian Curly Micro Mosaic Spaniel in 18k Gold Brooch Mount, Grand Tour Souvenir in Box French navy and with long hairYears ago I had a very lovely client for curly mosaic spaniels and other fine antique micro mosaics, Jamie, and when I found this one I couldn't help but think of her and miss her. She'd have adopted this one, quite certain. Curly glass tesserae are their own special kind of wonderful, and even with imperfections, are highly sought after. Jamie's gone, and so is my friend, Jeanette Henisee Gabriel, whose beautiful book "Micromosaics" is one of my