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Art Deco swimming medal in gilded silver 800 thousandths (vermeil). Medal with a sports theme depicting a swimmer practicing crawl in the sea (known as “open water”). The reverse of the medal is decorated with a blank cartouche surrounded by a laurel wreath. Swimming has been part of the Summer Olympic Games program since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. But since the swimmer is depicted in the sea, it is possible that it is also a triathlon medal: the triathlon format, included in both men’s and women’s Olympic events, involves athletes completing 1,500 meters of open water swimming, 40 kilometers of cycling, and finishing with a 10-kilometer run. Antique medal, circa 1900, signed S.J. Sport jewelry collection.
Signed S.J.
Height (including the bale): 35 mm
Width: 26 mmCondition: oxidations
Weight: 8.09 gr
*The antique chain is not sold with the jewel*
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590,00€Retro ruby diamond compact powder in sterling silver and vermeil. The case is in silver, decorated in the centre with a large vermeil band with a floral composition in a vase. The flowers are decorated with six ruby cabochons and eight rose-cut diamonds.
The powder case contains a bevelled mirror. It opens in two parts. French work in the taste of Boucheron Paris, circa 1945.
Boar hallmark, goldsmith’s mark Jacques Lucien DELETTREZ and Son (1920-1955), worked for René Boivin, traces of numbers.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.5 x 1.1 cm
Condition : wears, scratches
Weight : 209 gr
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450,00€Victorian coral wedding comb in golden metal with 8 teeth. The comb’s teeth are made of blond corn. The upper part moves. It is decorated with two golden and matte wheat ears, with sixteen orange to red coral beads. 19th century tiara comb, Victorian period, French Napoleon III period.
Height : 7,4 cm
Width: 11 cmCondition : traces of oxidation
Weight : 28,59 grAuthentic head jewel, this 19th century hairstyle accessory will adorn and sublimate your hair and give it a romantic final touch.
Gemological point: it is a gem of organic origin. Only the branched calcareous trunks of certain corals are used in jewellery. Its colour is due to organic pigments close to carotene: varying from blood red to white, passing by the pink “angel skin”.
Fashion point: in the 19th century, women wore their hair in twists on the top of their heads and in curls, hanging from each side of the face. They added a comb, flowers, leaves or jewelled ribbons to their hairstyle.