Victorian Dog’s Head Brooch Set With Diamonds With Enamel Tongue & Glass Eyes

A rare 19th Century brooch of a dog’s head that was made circa 1880 in France. It has been set entirely with graduated rose diamonds and he has glass eyes and an enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. tongue. Whether this was a special commission or there were others made I cannot specify as I have never seen another!