9.6 mm – 4.3 mm ANTIQUE NATURAL SALTWATER PEARLS Strand, Edwardian Platinum and Diamonds clasp

9.6 – 4.3 mm ANTIQUE NATURAL PEARLS Strand, Edwardian milgrain ornamented 15 mm navette-shape Platinum and antique diamonds lock, pierced in pattern of 'x' crosses and twin leaf sprigs

Antique Natural Saltwater Persian Gulf Pearls, characteristic of the type and age : 'barrel-shape' round, traces of surface peeling, fine orient, natural color variation

Circa : early 1900’s-1930
Length : 17”, strung knotted on silk

Box apparently original, fitted for this strand. Imprint of Berlin Jeweler “Horning & Grosse, Juweliere, Berlin W, Budapeste Str 12”
Pearl Diameters : 9.60 – 4.30 mm
Number of pearls : 71
Lock : 9 diamonds, mixed old mine full and single cut variants, approx total .18 carat

GIA March 18, 1983 report #1918606 “NATURAL PEARLS”
# 86118 ….........................................................................................SOLD

HORNING & GROSSE, Jeweler, Berlin
Crown Jewelers to the Kaiser, the Empress and the House of Hohenzollern before World War I.

According to Jewelers Circular Keystone, October 1922

"Among the Art Jewelers who have thus far managed to survive even under the new social regime...still doing business only on its old plan of high-class made-to-order goods, exc;lusively designed for each individual customer...Herr Horning is an American who has lived in Germany these 30 years, Herr Grosse is a German ...."