This yellow gold and silver stickpin was originally worn in a man's cravat, the predecessor of a necktie. It depicts a dog's head, encrusted with tiny rose-cut diamonds, its eye set with a tiny ruby.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: Pin: Total length 55 mm.
Dog: 11 x 10 mm
Weight: 1.49 grams
Age: Late 19th Century, circa 1890s.
Material: Acid tested as 14k gold and silver.
Condition: In great antique condition, with only minor wear, consistent with its age.
Please note that the antique box is for display purposes.