A small Mabel Sefton enamel plaque

For sale is this small, delightful, plaque by Mabel Sefton,  a highly respected sculptor and enamellist active around 1905-10.  This miniature plaque of a girl with two doves has that desirable gem like quality, with a good range of colours and foiling of the enamel.

The plaque is in excellent condition and is in a modern frame.  The plaque is not signed but has direct provenance to Sefton’s descendants who sold a number of pieces of her work, including this plaque as lot 27, at Mellors & Kirk auction house, February 26th, 2009.

Price: Sold

Maker: Mabel Sefton

Designer: Mabel Sefton

Date : c 1910

Marks: Unmarked

Material: Enamel on copper

Condition: Excellent, minor restoration to left lower edge, not visible

Size: Plaque only: 5.6cm high, 3.5 cm wide.

Weight : NM