Victorian emerald diamond ring in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Antique Victorian ring centered with a rectangular emerald in a setting of small rose-cut diamonds. The shoulders of the ring are set with two rectangular emeralds. Antique ring, circa 1880, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Finger size: 54 UE or 6.75 US (resize possible)
Bezel size: 8 x 7 mm
Estimated weight of central emerald: 0.25 carat
Estimated emerald weight: 0.31 carat
Condition: gold wear and small chip in one corner of the emerald
Victorian enamel locket pendant in 18 karat gold. Antique oval-shaped medallion, decorated on the front with geometric shapes enameled in black and decorated with 10 half-pearls and chasing. The medallion opens to hold a sentimental object or family photograph, protected behind a movable glass. Medallion pendant, Napoleon III period, circa 1860, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with bezel): 39 mm Width: 21 mm
Condition: partial lack of enamel and wear scratches
Georgian French Love allegory pendant in 18 karat gold. Antique rectangular pendant featuring a miniature on gold and black eglomised glass. The scene shows a couple about to kiss, while the lover is engraving “À l’amour” (To Love) on a tree trunk. The background is embellished with a sheaf motif […]
Gay Freres tigers bracelet in 18 karat gold and silver. Rare band bracelet decorated with two confronting tiger heads, clasping a ring in their mouths. The body is in silver decorated with gold and black organic matter. The eyes of the two tigers are set with round rubies. The jewel opens and closes with a ratchet box and is secured with a safety eight. Gay Frères bracelet, circa 1960-1970.
Goldsmith’s hallmark Fay Frères and GOLD AND SILVER hallmark
Art Nouveau “un peu, beaucoup” love medal in 18 karat gold. Love medal from the Art Nouveau period, decorated with two daisies on a blue plique-à-jour enamel background and bearing the words “little” and “lot” in French. This refers to the game of “thinning out the daisy”, meant to reflect the love of the beloved.
Enameled Art Nouveau medal, circa 1900, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with clasp): 25 mm Width: 18 mm
Condition: slight scratches and cracks in the enamel
Artist’s pinky ring in 18 karat gold. Vintage artist’s ring with a thick, oval, crater-like gold plate, suggesting a flattened gold nugget. The tray is in yellow gold and the ring is in slightly pinker gold. Vintage ring, circa 1960.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger circumference: 45 UE or 3.25 US (possible sizing)
Art Nouveau mistletoe pendant in 18 karat gold. Circular medallion decorated with mistletoe branches, the reverse with curved glass. The top part, below the clasp, unscrews to open the pendant. A photo or a lock of hair can be slipped inside. Antique pendant, circa 1900, France.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Retro band bracelet in 18 karat yellow and white gold. Large bracelet made of a flexible articulated mesh forming diamond-shaped motifs in white and yellow gold. Bracelet, circa 1950-1960.
Hallmark 750, hallmark “MEP”, owl hallmarks
Length: 19.5 cm Width: 2.1 cm
Note: two safety clasps on the main clasp
Condition: slight wear scratches
Retro French sapphire lapel clip in 18 karat gold. Cylindrical and geometric lapel clip decorated with a line of four calibrated synthetic sapphires. This lapel clip can be worn on a jacket or as a brooch. Dating from the Retro period and designed in the style of Mauboussin, it was made by Louis Heissler, circa 1935/1940 in France.
Eagle head hallmark and hallmark of the Louis Heissler workshop, which worked for Mauboussin from the 1940s to the 1960s, numbered.
Vintage wedding band in 18 karat rose gold. Wide gold band with faceted decoration and edged with notched friezes. Vintage wedding band, circa 1960, France.
Eagle head hallmark and owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), hallmark of a silversmith active in the 1960s.
Finger size: 52 EU or 6 US
Ring width: 4 mm Ring thickness: 1 mm
Note: engraving possible inside the ring
Condition : scratches from use
Art Deco ruby ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Circular ring set with seven rose-cut diamonds in a platinum setting, surrounded by 18 calibrated synthetic rubies. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with stylized leaves set with a small diamond. Art Deco ring, circa 1930, France.