Bronze and Glass Pendant with Sulphide of Napoleon, French, circa 1810

Bronze and Marble Paperweight with Bust of Louis XIV, circa 1900. E.F. Caldwell and Co. New York.

The bust of Napoleon with a medallion detailed with Medusa's head over his shoulder behind an eagle and its outstreched wings and with a palm tree on the back. Marked Eneret on the b...

The enamelling on this quatrefoil gold pendant is attributed to Ray & Montague: ‘hiltmakers, goldworkers and enamellers’. The obverse is mounted with a vitreous paste profile portrait cameo of Admiral Viscount Nelson within four navy blue enamel panels with the gilt inscription: ‘H·Nelson·Died·for His·Country at·Trafalgar Oct:21·1805’ all within ropework borders. The reverse is mounted with an oval polychrome enamel plaque representing a blue Royal Navy ensign flying triumphant above the flags of France and Spain superimposed with an anchor and laurel wreath against a red background within four navy blue enamel panels with the gilt inscription: Glory to the Souls of the Brave, a line from The Battle of the Baltic written in 1801 by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) to commemorate Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Copenhagen. Cameo with incised signature Tassie F. 1805 English, 1805 John Ray and James Montague succeeded to the celebrated enamelling and goldsmithing firm of James Morisset (1738-1815) in 1800. Like Morisset, they specialised in presentation swords...

An antique enamel, diamond and gold locket pendant, with a domed enamel centre plaque, depicting the goddess Minerva, in monochrome white and grey highlighted with gold, on a brown b...