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Black forest Ivory Setter Plaque Black forest Ivory Setter Plaque. Such carvings were from German workshop of the Graf von Erbach-Erbach in Odenwald, and the Kehrer family at Erbach, Ernst (working 1830-40) and his son Edouard (1812-63). They were made from around 1830 to 1860.
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English Setter |
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A 14 carat gold reverse intaglio crystal ring of a Chow Chow retailed by J E Caldwell A 14 carat gold reverse intaglio crystal ring of a Chow Chow retailed by J E Caldwell
The gold ring is set with an English made crystals of the Chow Chows 'Chee-Moo'. It's name inscribed to the reverse.
'Chee-Moo' was the famous Chow Chow 'Hildewell Chee-Moo' breed by the famous Mrs. V. A. M. Mannooch, circa 1920.
Also inscribed the Chow's owner's name 'K. Offutt.
Most likely a later setting to the crystal, and possibly once from a set of double sided crystal cufflinks.
English / American circa 1920 / 1940.
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Chow Chow |
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A porcelain Greyhound and hare by Jacob Petit (French, 1796-1865) A porcelain standing Greyhound with a hare between its legs by Jacob Petit (French, 1796-1865). Signed on the base “JPâ€.
Jacob Petit (French, 1796-1865) was one of the most famous French porcelain manufacturers of the 19th century. He began studying painting at Gros, then left Paris for England which gave him the taste for decorative objects. On his return to France in 1830, he published a book of interior decoration. His greatest interest was though in porcelain. By 1838 he bought Weill Baruch, in Fontainebleau. In 1850, he merged his two factories in Avon, but some years later, in 1862, he retires from Paradise Street Poissonière, transferring its business to one of his workers, Jacquemain.
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Greyhound |
Artist: Jacob Petit |
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