Details
Drop-shaped natural pearl, old-cut diamonds, gold and silver (customs marks), circa 1880

LFG, 2023, report n°.404106: saltwater natural pearl, no indication of treatment, measuring approximately 10.6-10.7 x 13.9 mm

Diamonds: main diamond with an approximate weight of 0.50 carat

Size/Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.5 cm
Gross weight: 11.5 grams
Literature
The jewels came to the court of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach as part of the rich dowry of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, sister of Tsar Alexander, and probably came from the workshop of the St Petersburg court jeweller Duval.

The tsar's mother, Maria Fyodorovna, provided each of her five daughters with an identical precious trousseau, including Anna Pavlovna, Queen of the Netherlands - "Pense à Maman".

Through the marriage of Anna's daughter Sophie to Carl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, further pieces from this source came to Weimar via the Netherlands.
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