Horse In Stable Gold & Enamel Tie Pin

I have never had this subject before so it may have been a special commission. William Essex was a well known artist in enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. in the VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period. This stickpin is well painted and fully signed and dated on the reverse.