Wavy diamond tank ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold and platinum. The ring is adorned with 14 rose-cut diamonds set on a platinum base, arranged in two rows. The ring creates a voluminous wave-like pattern. This tank ring is from the Retro period, circa 1940, in France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Ring size: 57 EU or 8 US (resizable).
Ring head width: 13 mm.
Condition: Normal signs of wear.
Weight: 8.56 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Jewellery history: Retro jewellery is characterised by the use of yellow gold, the development of 3-D volumes and the rarity of precious stones. Here we have a perfect example of such jewellery: a large volume. The Second World War had a considerable impact on jewellery fashion at the time, sweeping aside the Art Deco taste for ‘white’, geometric ‘flat’ and abundant gemstones.
Vintage garnet signet ring in 18k gold (750). This ring features an oval faceted garnet in a closed setting at its center. The ring’s shank is adorned with fine gadroons on the shoulders and along the body, giving it the appearance of a signet ring. The stone has a beautiful deep red color. This vintage signet ring is from around 1970.
Hallmarks: “750” inside the ring and maker’s mark GB.
Ruby diamond gold bottle vase with 18k yellow gold setting. This small covered pot is intricately carved from a ruby root and features a mount made of 18k yellow gold on the neck, lid, and base. The neck and base are adorned with a frieze set with 32 diamonds of varying cuts (a mix of old and brilliant cuts). This is a decorative object from the 20th century with foreign craftsmanship. It is stamped with the owl hallmark.
Dimensions: 11 x 4.5 cm
Estimated weight of the ruby: 1050 carats
Total estimated diamond weight: 0.32 carats
Note: This vase comes with a certificate issued by the Public Service for the Control of Diamonds, Fine Pearls, and Gemstones, dated September 21, 1998.
Retro diamond ruby pendant in 18k rose gold (750). This geometric hexagonal pendant features a row of five old-cut diamonds, flanked by two rows of synthetic square rubies. This Retro pendant, dating back to around 1950, hails from France. Vintage pendant.
Hallmarks: Eagle’s head (French state hallmark for 18-karat gold) and maker’s mark.
Retro dome pearl ring made of 18 karat yellow gold with Midnight Blue enamel accents. The dome is set with 30 small seed pearls. Pearl size ranges from 2.5 to 3 mm in diameter. Italian work, Retro period, end of the 1950s.
Owl hallmark
Dome’s height : 13 mm
Dome’s diameter: 14 mm
Finger size : 51 EU or 5.75 US (size adjustment possible)
Note: an old resizing has been carried out.
Condition : little oxidation on the ring, minor signs of wears. Good general condition of the pearls.
Platinum diamond cluster ring in 18 karat white gold and platinum. In the center, 9 diamonds are set in claws in an openwork radial decoration. Ring from the late Retro period, 60’s – 70’s.
French dog’s head hallmark, eagle’s head hallmark, illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Retro ruby diamond compact powder in sterling silver and vermeil. The case is in silver, decorated in the centre with a large vermeil band with a floral composition in a vase. The flowers are decorated with six ruby cabochons and eight rose-cut diamonds.
The powder case contains a bevelled mirror. It opens in two parts. French work in the taste of Boucheron Paris, circa 1945.
Boar hallmark, goldsmith’s mark Jacques Lucien DELETTREZ and Son (1920-1955), worked for René Boivin, traces of numbers.
Tank coral diamond ring in 18 karat (750) white gold and platinum. The ring is centred on an orange coral pearl surrounded by two rolls of gold and framed by two lines of eight rose-cut diamonds (sixteen in all). The jewellery features the geometric lines typical of tank jewellery. Tank ring, circa 1940.
Hallmarked owl and mascaron
Finger size: 55 EU or 7.25 US
Ring head dimensions: 12 x 20 mm Pearl diameter: 8 mm
Retro diamond tank ring in rose gold 18 karats (750) and platinum (900). Small tank ring centred of two old cut diamonds in a setting in platinum. The plate of the ring forms a knot with geometrical lines. Retro ring from the 1940’s.
Marked with an eagle’s head and the hallmark of the goldsmith Fulchiron H. active in Lyon from 1937.
Finger size: 52 EU or 5.5 US (can be resized)
Size of the knot : 7 x 16 mm
Total estimated weight of the diamonds : 0,05 carat
Vintage gold cufflinks in yellow and white gold 14 karats (585). Pair of two-tone cufflinks, a part forming a bar holds by a chain to an oblong shape with pointed ends. Cufflinks of the middle of the 20th century, Retro period.
Retro ruby brooch in yellow gold 18 karats (750). Brooch composed of a bar decorated with three half-cylinders with enamelled black triangles and decorated with lines of rubies. Four chains set with rubies hold three pendants also enamelled with black triangles. The whole jewel has 86 faceted oval rubies, totaling approximately 1.21 carat. The suspended parts are mobile. Brooch from the Retro period, 1940s-1950s.
Owl hallmark, affixed afterwards.
Dimensions: 50 mm x 55 mm x 8.4 mm
Total weight of the rubies: 1,21 carat
Condition: small traces of soldering, some enamel jumps; slight oxidation