An Elegant Victorian Era Antique Russian Crossover Diamond Bangle Bracelet
St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Polished 56 zolotniks (14K) rose gold, 28 Old European cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of 3.53 ct (the central diamonds – 0.73 ct and 0.67 ct).
Excellent condition.
Inner circumference – 16,3 cm (6 3/8 in.)
Original brown leater retailer’s case
N. Ioganson St Petersburg
The bracelet is marked with Imperial Russian 56 zolotniks gold standard (14K – 583), and workmaster’s initials ‘XT’ for Christian Thorstenson (marked in two places), a St Petersburg goldsmith first recorded in 1867 (see A. Ivanov Gold and Silversmiths in Russia 1600-1926, Nr 4197).
The clasp is struck with a later Soviet control mark (583 gold) from the 1930s (overstriking an old mark).
