An antique Russian natural pearl and diamond bangle bracelet, circa 1890, designed as a hinged gold bracelet centering on a large button-shaped natural pearl. The principal pearl, weighing 19.41 carats and measuring 15.5 × 15.5 × 10.8 mm, is flanked by graduated lines of natural pearls accented with rose-cut diamonds, all framed by a line of old-cut diamonds. The bracelet has an inner circumference of 6½ inches and contains diamonds totaling approximately 2.25 carats. Marked with Russian gold and maker’s marks. The gross weight is 55.8 grams. Accompanied by a 2019 Gem & Pearl Laboratory Report No. 17900 confirming the principal pearl is natural, saltwater.
