Rare intaglio of a dog by C Brown c1790

This is an unmounted intaglio.

It is made of glass and was designed to be used with hot wax for sealing letters.

I have made an impression of this intgalio using hot wax to show that the intaglio works as intended and also to give a clearer image of the intaglio.

The wax impression comes in a small plastic case and is included with the purchase of this piece

This is an unmounted intaglio.

It is a large and thick oval glass piece which has a highly detailed image of a hound

The quality of the intaglio is superb and you can really see the detailing when you look at the intaglio from the back of the glass

The intaglio is signed C Brown – please see below

The intaglio measures 23mm x 20mm x 14mm and is in 90% mint condition – there is a small chip on the back and a tiny nick on the front

N.B. Charles and his brother William were Gem-Workers, both exhibiting at the Royal Academy. From 1786 until 1795 the brothers received numerous commissions from the Court of Catherine II, Empress of Russia. Approximately two hundred cameos and intaglios remain in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg. For more information please click on the link below

http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2017/01/brothers-william-and-charles-brown-gem.html

For work by Brown – Sothebys

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/old-master-sculpture-works-of-art-2/attributed-to-william-brown-1748-1825-english-late

For a recent Brown seal attributed to Catherine the Great – this sold for £19000 plus com

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2022/a-catherine-the-great-seal-found-in-a-biscuit-tin-is-among-five-lots-to-watch/