An Antique Enamel Portrait Miniature Diamond and Gold Bracelet

made in St. Petersburg between 1908 and 1917

A Russian Imperial era 14K gold link bracelet features a painted enamel portrait miniature (diameter 19 mm – 3/4 in.) of a young girl in a diamond-set bezel.

The superbly painted portrait miniature is surrounded by 34 old mine and old single cut diamonds.

Diamond color F – G, clarity VS2 – SI1. Estimated total diamond weight is 1.55 ct.

It is an extremely rare example of antique Russian miniature portrait jewelry.

This finely crafted bracelet is a work of a prominent St. Petersburg jeweler of the period, Feodor Rooch.

The bracelet is said to belong to a St. Petersburg aristocratic family.

Weight – 25.1 grams

Length – 202 mm (8 in.)

The clasp is marked with 56 zolotnik gold standard (14K) and maker’s initials ‘ Ф Р ‘ for Feodor Rooch.