circa 1900

The pendant is designed as a gold female profile bust with a rose-cut diamond necklace

surrounded by three-color (olive green, gray, purple) plique-a-jour enamel halo embellished with ten rose-cut diamonds.

Engraved on the back: 31.XII. 1900 Mermaid (in Russian)

The engraved date indicates that the pendant, likely, was a New Year gift.

Russian 1899-1908 gold import mark on loop

Diameter 28 mm (1 1/16 in.)