Rubies
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5800,00€Gay Freres tigers bracelet in 18 karat gold and silver. Rare band bracelet decorated with two confronting tiger heads, clasping a ring in their mouths. The body is in silver decorated with gold and black organic matter. The eyes of the two tigers are set with round rubies. The jewel opens and closes with a ratchet box and is secured with a safety eight. Gay Frères bracelet, circa 1960-1970.
Goldsmith’s hallmark Fay Frères and GOLD AND SILVER hallmark
Inside dimensions: 16 cm
Max. width 1.5 cmEstimated ruby weight: 0.08 carat
Condition : scratches from use, traces of glue
Weight : 75.06 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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420,00€Vintage wedding band in 18 karat rose gold. Wide gold band with faceted decoration and edged with notched friezes. Vintage wedding band, circa 1960, France.
Eagle head hallmark and owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), hallmark of a silversmith active in the 1960s.
Finger size: 52 EU or 6 US
Ring width: 4 mm
Ring thickness: 1 mmNote: engraving possible inside the ring
Condition : scratches from useWeight : 3.34 gr
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600,00€Art Deco ruby ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Circular ring set with seven rose-cut diamonds in a platinum setting, surrounded by 18 calibrated synthetic rubies. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with stylized leaves set with a small diamond. Art Deco ring, circa 1930, France.
Finger size: 54 UE or 7 US (resize possible)
Bezel diameter: 11 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.04 carat
Estimated weight of synthetic rubies: 0.26 caratCondition: old setting, small chip on one ruby, wear scratches
Weight : 3.27 gr
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1900,00€Belle Époque marquise ruby diamond ring in 18 karats (750) gold and platinum. Belle Époque ring, dating from the early 20th century, entirely set with diamonds of various cuts (old mine cut, rose cut, brilliant cut) and four round synthetic rubies. The ring has a total of 36 diamonds. The stones form a flower motif, with a long petal extending over the finger. Edwardian ring, circa 1900.
Owl and mask hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger size : 57 UE or 7.75 US ( possible to resized)
Estimated total diamond weight: 0.34 carat
Estimated weight of synthetic rubies: 0.10 caratKitten size: 3 cm
Condition: fine wear scratches, old setting, uneven diamond cuts.
Weight : 5.14 gr
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760,00€Crescent moon and serpent brooch in 18-karat gold and platinum. Antique brooch featuring a matte platinum crescent moon with a coiled serpent. The serpent is set with rubies and emeralds, and has two small diamonds for eyes. The body is intricately carved to form scales. Antique brooch, circa 1915.
Hallmarks 750 (poinçon d’État français pour l’or 18 karats), weevil mark
Length: 26 m
Width: 23 mmEstimated weight of emeralds: 0.05 carat
Estimated weight of rubies: 0.02 caratCondition: wear and tear
Weight: 4.48 gr
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450,00€Art Deco tennis racket brooch in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Brooch in the shape of a tennis racket, with the handle set with 15 calibrated rubies and the strings decorated with a pearl representing the ball. Sports brooch from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. Sport jewelry collection.
Hallmarks: weevils (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Length: 31 mm
Width: 7 mmCondition: light scratches from use
Weight: 1.50 gr
More information : Tennis has been an Olympic sport since the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. After being removed from the Olympic program for more than fifty years, it returned at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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760,00€Art Deco ruby pearl ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Art Deco ring with a cultured pearl surrounded by 15 calibrated rubies. Circular ring from the 1930’s, France.
Eagle head hallmark and goldsmith’s hallmark (illegible).
Size : 52 UE or 6 US (resizable)
Pearl diameter: 5 mm
Bezel diameter: 9 mmCondition: fine wear scratches
Weight : 1.72 gr
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500,00€Patriotic blue-white-red rings in 18 karat gold. Set of three rings, one set with a sapphire, the second with a colorless cubic zirconia, and the third with a round ruby. These three rings are independent and can be worn individually or together to form the colors of the French flag. Vintage rings, circa 1980, France. Sport jewelry collection.
Hallmarks: eagle head and maker’s mark PM
Finger size: 58 EU or 8.25 US (resizing possible)
Estimated weight of sapphire: 0.05 carats
Estimated weight of ruby: 0.05 caratsCondition: scratches from use
Weight: 2.46 gr
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1600,00€Patriotic marquise ring in 18 karat gold (750 thousandths) and silver. Antique marquise-style ring set with a row of rose-cut diamonds, bordered by a row of 12 rubies and a row of 12 sapphires, symbolizing the colors of the French flag. Antique marquise ring, circa 1870.
Hallmarks: owl and swan (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold and silver)
Finger size: 48 EU or 4.25 US (resizing possible)
Dimensions of the ring head: 21 x 8 mm
Total estimated weight of sapphires: 0.07 carats
Total estimated weight of rubies: 0.07 carats
Total estimated weight of diamonds: 0.08 caratsCondition: antique setting, scratches from use
Weight: 2.92 gr
More information : The wearing of patriotic jewelry as a sign of protest or resistance became widespread after the French Revolution (1789-1799) and during the Napoleonic era.
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860,00€Medium-sized Augis Love medal in 18 karat yellow gold. Circular love medal pendant, with the “+” sign in raised white gold and the “-” sign set with two calibrated synthetic rubies. The medal is encircled by a stylized ribbon. The pendant bears a quote from a letter by poetess Rosmonde Gérard to her love, Edmond Rostand, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac: “Car, vois-tu, chaque jour je t’aime davantage, Aujourd’hui plus qu’hier et bien moins que demain” (“For, you see, each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow”). Inspired by these two lovers, Alphonse Augis condensed these lines into his “Plus qu’hier moins que demain” love medals. Vintage love medal, circa 1960, by Augis.
Signed A.Augis
Height with bail: 30 mm
Diameter: 21 mmCondition: light wear scratches, small repair mark on the bail
Weight: 3.44 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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430,00€“Star of Love” parchment pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Parchment-shaped pendant decorated with a star set with a round synthetic ruby, accompanied by the words “Étoile d’amour” (Star of Love) in relief. The reverse side of the medal is undecorated. Vintage Étoile d’Amour medal, circa 1970.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and French maker’s mark.
Height (with clasp): 23 mm
Width: 13 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 1.13 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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2600,00€Perpignan garnet bangle bracelet in 18 karat rose gold. Bangle bracelet featuring a rose gold hollow stem, the ends decorated with garnets. In the center of the bracelet, a flower formed of 9 round garnets, and on the sides a barrette motif formed of 3 garnets. The stones are “Perpignan” cut, a rose cut with a flat base. They have a beautiful raspberry-pink-red color, typical of Perpignan garnets. The garnets are mounted on foil and in closed setting. The setting is delicately decorated with triangular V-shaped figures on the edges, and the bezel backgrounds are domed. The clasp is a box-latch secured by a chain. Antique rush bracelet, circa 1880, Southeastern France.
Horsehead hallmarks (1838-1919, french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Center width: 14 mm
Inside length: 16.5 cm
Inside dimensions: 5 x 5.5 cmCondition: slight wear scratches, small dents behind two bezels, a inner crack in one of the garnets.
Weight : 9.96 gr