Trilogy tourmaline ring in white gold 18 karats (750). Ring centred with an important pink tourmaline, also called rubellite, rectangular fancy cut. The rubellite has a beautiful raspberry-pink colour with a dark red undertone. The gem is framed by two fancy-cut green tourmalines, also called verdelites. French ring, circa 1990, Parisian work.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Finger size : 54 UE or 6.75 US (possible sizing)
Dimensions of the ring head : 12 x 14 x 6 mm
Estimated rubellite weight : 3.52 carat
Estimated weight of the verdelites : 0.39 carat each
Condition : Scratches from use
Weight : 7 gr
Gemological point: Tourmaline is a gemstone that can present all the colours of the rainbow. Here are the names of some particular tourmalines: rubellite (bright pink to red), dravite (yellow to brown), verdelite (light to dark green), indicolite (deep indigo blue), shörl (black), elbaite: multicoloured, watermelon tourmaline (green and pink) and finally archite: (colourless) A gem such as Paraiba tourmaline, with a neon blue or turquoise colour and a hint of green, can sometimes be very valuable due to its great rarity.
Jade cocktail ring in blackened 18 karat gold. The ring is adorned with a rose flower made of rubies, blooming on a plate of jade (variety Maw Sit Sit) of an intense green. The plate is surrounded by a green gradation of tsavorite garnets. The ring is made entirely of blackened gold, with an openwork wave pattern, encrusted with black diamonds. Contemporary ring attributed to Wendy Yue, unsigned.
Hallmark 750 inside the ring and Edinburgh hallmark
The main stone is a Maw Sit Sit jade belonging to the jadeite category. The only existing deposit is in Burma, it is a stone composed of six different minerals very rich in chromium which gives it its intense green color. It is extremely rare to find it in jewelry.
Finger size: 54 EU or 6,75 US (no adjustment possible, except for reduction)
Dimensions of the plate : 2 x 1,5 cm
Note : the invoice is not delivered with the ring.
Condition : scratches from use
Retro Tank Topaz Ring made of silver (925) with a bezel-set topaz of blue color in the center of the ring with geometric lines. The ring is also worked in openwork. Foreign work, end of the Retro period.
Partially erased silver hallmark, 925 hallmark, SM silversmith’s mark in an oval
Finger size: 56 EU or 7.5 US (no adjustment possible)
Austrian poppy flower brooch in 14 karat white gold. Retro brooch forming a poppy with pink agate petals, tinted. The heart of the flower is made of onyx centered with an old cut diamond. The leaves are finely executed in nephrite jade. The agate, onyx and nephrite have been carved by hand. The white gold stem is set with five rose-cut diamonds. Austrian vintage jewel of the 1940s/1950s, Vienna, signed R.T.
Austrian hallmark for 14 karat gold, mark “585”, R.T. goldsmith’s hallmark
This work is similar to the Austrian Hugler’s House of the same period.
Dimensions: 47 mm x 21 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.05 carat
Note: the clasp and its security are working Condition : scratches from use
Topaz and diamond ring in yellow and white gold 18 karats. Ring with an important blue topaz of oval cut. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with fine gadroons including a white gold band on which are set two diamonds. A diamond is also set on one side of the ring. Second-hand ring from the 1980s.
Owl hallmark, mark 750 inside the ring and illegible hallmark.
Finger size : 56 EU or 8 US (possible sizing)
Estimated weight of the topaz : 1.40 ct
Estimated weight of the diamonds : 0,03 ct
Essex crystal horse ring in rose gold 18 karats. Antique Edwardian ring decorated with a crystal of Essex of round form, carved inside of a head of horse on a gold bottom. The rock crystal is polished and set in closed, the contour of the setting is worked in pearl. The ring is thin and without decoration. The ring probably comes from a transformation of pin. Antique jewel from the second half of the 19th century, early 20th century. Edwardian period.
Owl hallmark (French State hallmark for 18-karat gold)
Georgian paste ring in rose gold 14 karats, decorated with a foiled paste glass. The paste stone is set with eight small claws on a curved bottom. The ring is delicately chiseled, the shoulders are decorated with leaves. Antique ring dating from the early 19th century, circa 1820, Gorgian period.
Tested with 14 karat gold
Finger size : 53,5 EU or 6,5 US (can be resized)
Condition : scratches from use, scratches on the glass and oxidations. No hallmark (exempt because less than 3 gr)
Art Deco turquoise ring in platinum and 18 karat white gold. Art Deco ring decorated with an important turquoise cut in an oval cabochon, set by eight claws. The turquoise has a strong green nuance. The ring is decorated with chiselled volutes and the basket is openwork. Antique ring from the Art Deco period, circa 1925. Owl and mascaron hallmarks
Finger size : 45 EU or 3.25 US (can be changed)
Size of the cabochon : 14 mm x 10 mm Height of the ring head : 9 mm
Condition : old trace of cutting and oxidation. Be careful the size of the ring is very small.
Intaglio carnelian soldier Pin in rose gold 18 karats (750). Antique pin, set with a cornelian intaglio of rectangular shape. The intaglio represents a roman soldier with long hair and wearing a helmet. The gem is held by six claws. Pin dating from the early 20th century.
Marked with an eagle’s head
Dimensions of the carnelian : 13.7 mm x 9 mm
Total height of the pin : 7.5 cm
Victorian French silver paste necklace in silver (800 thousandths). It is composed of links decorated with round faceted paste stones framed with stylized leaves. The necklace holds a large silver plate with floral decoration, holding a drop-shaped pendant, topped with leaves. The whole is entirely decorated with paste stones on foils, of white or slightly yellow color. The necklace closes with a ratchet box with a leaf motif. French regional necklace, probably from the Normandy region, from the second half of the 19th century, France.
Boar hallmarks, illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Total length of the necklace : 41,2 cm
Dimensions of the central motif: 70 mm x 45 mm
Limoges porcelain Victorian pin in rose gold 18 karats and gilt metal. Antique Victorian pin decorated with a plate of porcelain of Limoges. The plate is shuttle-shaped and is decorated with a young woman, in a romantic spirit of the late 19th century. The plate is in closed setting. The central decoration is surrounded by twenty half pearls. The metal pin was added later, perhaps following a ring transformation. Antique jewel from the late 19th century.
Dimension of the main motif: 20 mm x 9 mm
Total height: 65 mm
Art Deco Egyptomania bracelet in 18 karats white gold. This rare bangle bracelet is adorned with a large carnelian cabochon in the center, held on each side by a yellow gold palmette and enameled in black. The palmettes are set with eight rose-cut diamonds in a white gold beaded setting. The palmette motif is emblematic of the Egyptomania period of Art Deco. Bracelet of the 1930s, France.
Eagle head hallmark, LP goldsmith hallmark (maker for Cartier Paris), illegible signature.
Interior dimensions : 55 mm x 65 mm
Estimated weight of the carnelian : 18.64 carats
Estimated weight of the diamonds : 0.10 carat
Condition: scratches from use, slight deformation.