Eternity Brooch by Carl Faberge

designed as an open work plaque, the central collet-set aquamarine surrounded with four arrows forming a circle, each arrow highlighted with an old brilliant-cut diamond, the frame shaped as two interlaced loops set with rose-cut diamonds.

The circle of arrows within the interlaced frame is symbolizing eternity.

The brooch was made in Moscow between 1899 and 1908. Silver topped gold, 4 brilliant and 162 rose diamonds, 1 aquamarine.

Width 1 1/8 in. (3 cm)

The brooch is marked on rim with Cyrillic initial ‘ КФ ‘ for Carl Faberge (Карл Фаберже).

Original Faberge’s scratched inventory number 30580.

56 zolotniks standard (14 K – 583 gold) with initials ‘ ИЛ ‘ for Moscow assay master Ivan Lebedkin (1899-1908).

The pin is struck with assayer’s stamp of Ivan Lebedkin.