Moor head cameo ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique ring set with a two-tone agate cameo carved with a Moor profile. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with stylized leaves. This type of jewelry is called “Blackamoor”, and emerged in the Decorative Arts in Europe, particularly in Venice, during the 19th century. Antique cameo ring, 1900.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Retro opening locket in 18 karat gold. Retro pendant in the shape of a bag, opening at the top and closing with a clasp. The front of the jewel is adorned with four green imitation stones, an engraved and chased floral design and a twisted gold strand. The reverse of the jewel is similarly decorated with orange imitation stones. The handle of the bag is made of twisted strands. Retro souvenir medallion, circa 40.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with clasp): 35 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Art Nouveau Virgin Mary medal in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique medal with the profile of the Virgin Mary, in a polychrome enameled frame, decorated with flowers on the four corners. Art Nouveau religious medal, circa 1900, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), goldsmith’s hallmark illegible.
Height (including setting): 2.2 cm Width: 2 cm
Condition : Slight scratches from use, the medal is not engraved and can be engraved on request.
Victorian turquoise diamond ring in 18 karats gold. Ring set with four turquoise cabochons and two lines of rose-cut diamonds forming a cross motif. The ring is finely worked with scrolls and foliage, and the shoulders are adorned with stylized leaves. Antique ring, circa 1860, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
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)
Badine Perpignan garnet cross in 18 karat rose gold. Antique pendant in the form of a cross with two elements: a knot at the top and a large cross at the bottom. The two elements are linked by four fine chains. The lower part of the cross is mobile. The entire piece is set with 33 garnets on red foils, cut in round, oval and drop shapes. This is a typical piece of jewelry from the Perpignan region. The term “badine” indicates that the lower part of the cross is mobile. French regional antique jewelry, Languedoc Roussillon, Perpignan, early 20th century.
Owl hallmarks (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Dimensions: 10 x 5 cm
Size of largest garnet: 15 x 10 mm
Condition: small dents, scratches and oxidation
Weight: 11.45 gr
Further information: These jewels were often worn on a velvet or silk ribbon, as in the “Portrait de Clara Salamo à la croix badine”, Paris, 1880, painted by A.Legras (see photo)
Antique necklace cameo pendant in 18 karat yellow and rose gold (750). Necklace featuring a photo medallion centered with an agate cameo of a woman profile with an antique hairstyle. The cameo is surrounded by a finely braided circular gold element, similar to the thick chain. The medallion is in […]
Egyptian scarab pendant in 14 karat rose gold. Pendant featuring a steatite scarab mounted on a pivot, the reverse engraved with a lion walking to the right, tail over back. The lion already appears on early Middle Kingdom scarabs, but is particularly popular during the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom. Pendant dating from the 13th to 15th dynasties, 1650-1550 B.C.; late 19th century gold mount.
Shell hallmark (french state hallmark for 14 karats)
Art Nouveau June medal in 18 karat rose gold. June month pendant decorated with blooming roses, set in the center with an emerald green glass cabochon. The word “juin” is openworked in gold at the bottom of the pendant. Antique pendant from the early 20th century, Art Nouveau period, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), goldsmith’s hallmark illegible.
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.
Victorian Holy Spirit pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. This pendant features an embossed gold dove set with green faceted glass, above which is a diamond-shaped runner, also set with green glass. The gold is chased. The dove’s head is pointing down. Holy Spirit pendant, Napoleon III, circa 1880.
Eagle head hallmark (French State hallmark for 18 karat gold).
Antique 19th century ring in 18 karat rose gold and silver. Lozenge-shaped ring set with diamonds and rose-cut natural stones (topazes or chrysoberyls) on foils. The ring is soberly decorated with two strands of gold, adorned with a stylized leaf at shoulder level. The stones are quite worn, making it difficult to determine their nature. Early 19th century ring, probably Dutch.
Owl and swan hallmarks.
Finger circumference: 55 EU or 7 US (can be resized)
Bezel size: 15 x 19 mm