Art Deco garnet ring in 14 karat (585) white gold. Ring with a colourless stone (goshenite), framed by two round rose-coloured garnets. The ring is decorated with scrolls and pearl motifs. Antique ring, circa 1920/1930.
Shell hallmark (French State hallmark for 14 karat gold)
Finger size: 59 or 8.75 US (can be changed)
Estimated weight of the goshenite: 0.40 carat
Total estimated weight of garnets: 0.46 carat
Large amethyst cross pendant in 18 karat (750) yellow gold and silver. Large religious cross to be worn as a pendant, set with 19 round facetted amethysts and paste white stones. Religious ceremonial jewellery, late 19th century, southern France or Italy.
Owl and swan hallmarks (French State hallmarks for 18 karat gold and silver).
Victorian carnelian watch key pendant in 18 karat (750) rose. An antique watch key pendant, adorned with a large orange cornelian. The structure is rose gold, but the key is metal. Late 19th century jewelry, Victorian period.
Owl hallmark
Dimensions: 57 x 33 mm
Condition: Scratches from use on the metal. The key at the bottom is in metal.
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)
Russian turquoise drapery necklace in 14 karat (583) rose gold. Drapery necklace composed of eleven drop-shaped turquoise plaques on matrix (visible on back), topped with round cabochons. 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.
Shell hallmark, on the chain, certainly changed after the necklace was made: Russian “sickle and hammer” hallmark (active after 1958), SAS or GAS 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
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.
Further information : Eilat stone is a semi-precious stone originating from the Eilat region in Israel, composed of minerals such as malachite, azurite, turquoise, and chrysocolla. It displays a range of colors from green to blue and is used in the crafting of jewelry and art objects.
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.
Stern topaz pendant in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Pendant by H.Stern set with a large faceted oval-cut blue topaz. The topaz is set by four claws on a yellow gold mount. The jewel’s clasp can be opened at the back to adorn the chain of your choice. Vintage pendant from the 60’s, H.Stern is the first jeweler in Brazil and South-America.
Vintage flexible bracelet in 18 karat yellow gold (750). The bracelet is composed of three rows of chains connected by tricolor gold elements. The piece is adorned with a setting of blue glass cabochons and a hollow gold ring. Created around 1990, France.
Eagle head hallmark (poinçon d’État français pour l’or 18 karats)