A very fine Victorian gold filled bangle bracelet. Made by the W. & S. Blackinton Co. of Meriden, CT in the late 19th century. The center is bezel set with an emerald-cut purple glass stone and surrounded with gold filled leaf work. The veined leaves are bunched in groups, and each group itself has a very small purple glass stone set at its center. It is engraved to the reverse with a period monogram MDC. A wonderfully sophisticated Victorian era bracelet! Date: Late 19th Century or Earl