Victorian painted enamel terrier pin C1870

J. W. Bailey was John William Bailey (1831–1914), a British Victorian miniature painter best known for finely detailed enamel portraits of dogs and other animals. He was not primarily a large-scale animal painter; his specialty was small, highly finished miniature enamels, often of individual dogs. Like this charming little terrier pin. Bailey was born in London on 27 April 1831, the son of a tanner, and trained under the enamellist William Essex. He exhibited at the Royal Academy for almost three decades. Metal: setting tests 15ct Pin 9ct signed W.B.Bailey Length overall 9cm Head 2cm Weight: 5.2grms NGP13