A RUSSIAN GEM-SET GOLD BEETLE BROOCH, PARTIALLY LEGIBLE MAKERS MARK, SAINT PETERSBURG, 1908-1926
the brooch in the form of a beetle, the large abdomen set with a garnet cabochon, the midsection with three diamonds, the head set with a blue sapphire surrounded by a ring of diamonds, the beetle`s eyes set with blue cabochons, the diamond accented mandibles hold a small round pearl, length: 5.1 cm (2 in.), 56 standard