Mono jet stud earring in 18 karat gold (750). Antique stud earring adorned with a jet cabochon. The setting is in 18 karat gold (750), with a security clasp. Antique earring, circa 1900, France.
Eagle hallmark (French State hallmark for 18 karat gold). Sold alone.
Cabochon size: 8 mm
Condition : Scratches from use. this stud earring is sold alone.
Antique coral bracelet and clasp in 18 karat gold (750). Antique bracelet formed of three rows of coral sticks, joined by a delightful clasp decorated with letters. The clasp is a 14 karat (585) rose gold box, marked with letters “AV”. Antique jewelry, circa 1950. Owl hallmark.
Retro opal ring in 14 karat (750) rose gold. Vintage ring centered on a cabochon-cut opal in an openwork gold bezel decorated with scrolls. The opal is translucent, with a beautiful play of colors in green, blue, red, orange and yellow. Vintage ring, circa 1950.
14k mark inside the ring, shell hallmark.
Finger circumference: 51 EU or 5.5 US (possible sizing)
Malachite pearl necklace with 9 karat yellow gold clasp (375). Vintage necklace made of 45 malachite balls alternated with 9 karat gold beads. The clasp is a box with an oval volume decorated with textured gold. Necklace made in the 1970’s.
Trefoil hallmark (French State hallmark for 9-karat gold).
Pearl sizes: 6 mm to 14 mm
Length : 49 cm
Condition: irregular pearls, natural inclusions
Weight: 82.60 gr
More information : Malachite is a hydrated copper carbonate, displaying various shades of green ranging from light to dark and intense. This stone was highly fashionable in the 19th century for cameos or cabochon cuts. In the 1960s, it was set in jewelry by Buccellati, Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co, etc.
Coral pearl necklace made of 123 coral pearls arranged in drops. This antique necklace closes with an 18 karat (750 thousandths) yellow gold clasp, decorated with a streaked gold ball. Antique necklace, first half of the 20th century.
Russian turquoise drapery necklace in 14 karat (583) rose gold. Drapery necklace composed of eleven drop-shaped plates topped with turquoise cabochons. The turquoise is a beautiful lagoon blue with natural brown inclusions (pyrites and matrix). The necklace is finished with a double chain of flat links. The turquoise may have come from Kazakhstan, a country under Russian rule since the 17th century, where turquoise mines are still found, but more likely from Persia, which supplied countries and courts with its beautiful, intense-blue stones. Turquoise from Kazakhstan is generally blue with a hint of lavender inside, suggesting Persian turquoise. Necklace circa 1900, chain changed afterwards.
On the chain, certainly changed after the necklace was made: Russian “sickle and hammer” hallmark (active after 1958), SAS hallmark on the clasp.
Total length: 42 cm Dimensions of largest drop: 21 x 45 mm
Note: The slight difference in gold color between the chain and the necklace suggests a modification of the jewel.
Condition : wears of use
Victorian French garnet ring in 18 karats rose gold (750). Antique ring, circular in shape, set with a rose-purple rhodolite garnet. The setting is decorated with delicate chasing. Antique ring, circa 1870, France.
Partially erased eagle head hallmark.
Finger circumference: 55 UE or 7.25 US (possible sizing)
Bezel diameter: 9.7 mm
Condition: scratch on the stone and usual wears on the gold.
Perpignan garnets cluster ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold. This large, oval-shaped cluster ring is entirely set with faceted and flat-cut Perpignan garnets. The central oval garnet is surrounded by 23 round garnets. These garnets have a raspberry-red color typical of the garnets used in this region of southern France. The ring is decorated in openwork on the shoulders. Antique Regional Catalan ring, late 19th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and partially visible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Finger size: 60 FR or 9.25 US (no resizing).
Ring head dimensions: 25 x 20 mm
Condition: scratches from use, small pewter soldering on underside, some stones have been replaced.
Georgian citrine earrings in 18 karat (750) and 14 karat (585 for the clasp) rose gold. Antique earrings set with large oval faceted citrines. They are closed-set and on a foil, creating a warm, luminous effect. Antique earrings in very good condition, Georgian period, circa 1830.
Shell hallmark (punched later on the buckle fastening).
Taxco style silver cufflinks. Pair of cufflinks decorated with a geometric motif and a cabochon-cut Eilat stone (stone composed of chrysocolla, turquoise and malachite). Cufflinks from the 1950s, probably Mexico or USA.
Modernist coral ring in 18-karat yellow gold (750). The ring features an orange coral cabochon set with four thick, flat prongs. The ring’s band is delicately worked, the shoulders are openworked and form beautiful round lines typical of the Retro period. Vintage ring, circa 1950.
Owl hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold).
Finger circumference: 46 UE or 3.5 US (small sizing possible)
Large French Georgian poissardes earrings in 18 karat (750) rose gold. These circular poissardes earrings are decorated with eight flowers, all centered on blue faceted glass in a surround of small natural pearls. An elegant and rarely seen model, probably from the Bresse region. Napoleon I Empire earrings, circa 1810, France.
Rooster head (gold hallmark for departments, 1809-1819)
Diameter: 31 mm
Condition: scratches from use, light and delicate jewelry to be handled with care.