Art Deco solitaire and sapphire ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Art Deco period target ring set with a 0.70-carat old-cut diamond. The solitaire is surrounded by 13 calibrated synthetic sapphires in a platinum setting. Art Deco ring, circa 1930.
Owl and mascaron hallmarks (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger size: 59.5 UE or 9 US (can be changed)
Bezel diameter: 10 mm
Diamond feature
Shape-size: round-antique cut
Dimensions: 6.15 x 6.09 x 3.54 mm
Mass: 0.70 carat
Color: J/K
Clarity: P1
Fluorescence: no fluorescence
Estimated sapphire weight: 0.26 carat
Condition: light scratches from use, old setting, slight scratches on sapphires. The diamond has not been removed from its setting and is not accompanied by a laboratory certificate.
Antique green intaglio ring in 18 karat yellow gold. The ring is centered on a 19th-century intaglio on green glass, depicting three figures, musicians and dancers, around a pole. The intaglio is in a closed setting. Two gold balls decorate the shoulders of the ring. Antique intaglio ring, circa 1870.
Owl hallmark, eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger circumference: 55 UE or 6.75 US (can be changed)
Georgian foiled diamond stud earrings in yellow 18 karat gold and silver. Pair of stud earrings set with a rose cut foiled diamond. The paillon is a yellow coloured metal sheet giving a special luminous effect to the diamond. The diamond is set with 6 silver claws. Pair of antique earrings, from the end of the 18th century.
Owl hallmark
Diameter: 7 mm
Note: butterfly clasp with screw, for pierced ears
Condition: Oxidations; the pearls are less coloured, this is due to their age.
Large Augis love medal in 18 karat yellow gold. Large circular love medal pendant. The “+” sign is in relief and the “-” sign is set with three calibrated synthetic rubies. The medal is surrounded by a stylized ribbon. The background is decorated with radiating striations, highlighting the words “+ qu’hier – que demain”. The pendant refers to a quotation from a letter from Rosmonde Gérard, the poetess, to her love Edmond Rostand, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac: “For, you see, every day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and much less than tomorrow”. Inspired by these two lovers, Alphonse Augis used these verses in his “médailles d’amour”, condensing them to “+ qu’hier – que demain”. Vintage Médaille d’Amour by Augis, circa 1960, France.
Eagle head hallmark and Augis goldsmith’s hallmark, signed on the medal A.Augis.
August Art Nouveau medal in 18 karat gold. August pendant decorated with two flowers and set in the center with a glass cabochon imitating blood jasper. The month of August is inscribed in openwork gold at the top of the pendant. Antique pendant from the early 20th century, Art Nouveau period, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Georgian portrait swivel ring in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Antique ring with pivoting bezel, decorated with pansies and a portrait of a young woman. The miniatures are painted on mother-of-pearl and circled in black and gold. Swivel sentiment ring from the late 18th century, France.
Marked with a cock’s head facing left, open beak, between 1798 and 1809.
Finger size: 60.5 EU or 9.25 (can be cut to size on request at the risk of losing the hallmark).
Note: the pivoting bezel works.
Condition: scratches, small piece of glass inside the ring.
Antique three diamond earrings in 18-karat yellow gold and platinum. Antique earrings set with three diamonds: one rose-cut (0.01 ct), one brilliant-cut (0.05 ct) and one old-cut (0.15 ct). Total estimated diamond weight: 0.41 cts. Antique drop earrings, circa 1910, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height: 19 mm Width : 5.5 mm
Estimated total diamond weight: 0.21 carat for one earring
Condition: small shock to a diamond, wear scratches
French fileuses long earrings in 18 karat gold. Antique earrings with spherical gadrooned motifs holding a tassel of the same design. Antique earrings, early 20th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Love in cage pendant by Charles Perroud in 18 karat gold. Small pendant in the shape of a cage, enclosing a heart-cut synthetic ruby. Vintage pendant by Charles Perroud, circa 1940, France
Eagle head hallmark and Charles Perroud goldsmith hallmark (active in Lyon from 1913 to 1949)
Tank ruby ring in 18 karat gold. Retro period Tank ring centered on two lines of 18 calibrated synthetic rubies forming a large scroll. The ring is beautifully voluminous. Tank ring, Rétro period, circa 1945, France.
Owl hallmark (French State hallmark for 18-karat gold).
Finger size: 53 UE or 6.5 US (resized on request)
Maximum ring width: 16 mm
Total estimated weight of synthetic rubies: 3.24 carat
Large vintage hematite bracelet in 18 karat (750) gold bracelet. Bracelet with large links of yellow gold and hematite, creating a beautiful contrast between the color of the two materials. The clasp is concealed in an invisible gold ring. Second-hand bracelet, circa 1980.
Mark 750 and oval goldsmith’s hallmark, owl and eagle hallmarks
Length: 18.5 cm Width: 15 mm
Note: the bracelet has a chain and 8 safety pins.
Condition: fine wear scratches
Weight: 39 g
More information : Hematite is a stone that takes its name from the Greek haimatos, meaning “blood”. It is a black stone with a metallic sheen that leaves a red trace when rubbed on porcelain. In ancient times, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used it for amulets, intaglios and jewelry.