This adorable bar brooch is fitted with a silver dog, its fur encrusted with various antique-cut diamonds, and its eye set with a tiny ruby.
Novelty brooches like these, displaying the interests, hobbies, or pets of the wearer, were very popular at the end of the 19th Century.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: The pin is 50 mm long: the dog measures 12 x 17 mm.
Weight: 3.10 grams.
Age: 19th Century, Victorian Era, circa 1890s.
Material: Hallmarked for 14k gold and 925/1000 silver: the pin is hallmarked for metal.
Condition: In great antique condition, with only minor wear, consistent with age.
Please note that the antique box is for display purposes.