We group here the jewels by theme: the theme of nature, flowers; the theme of animals; the religious theme or the jewels of devotion; the regional theme for all the French regional jewels (Auvergne, Roussillon, Normandy, Poitou…); the cameo jewels with cameos on agate or on shell
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1750,00€Mourning enamel secret belt ring in 14k gold. Souvenir ring in the form of a belt, enameled in black and decorated with gold scrolls. It is an opening ring, onto a secret compartment by means of a push-button. It is likely that the ring once contained braided hair. The inside of the ring bears the inscription in French “au 11 août” (to August 11th) and twice the number 8 in Roman numerals (VIII). Antique ring, circa 1830-1850, bearing Dutch import hallmarks.
Hallmark 14 inside the system, Dutch boar hallmark (import hallmark from 1831 to 1893), exempt from inspection.
Finger circumference: 55 EU or 7 US (no resize possible)
Ring width: 7 mm
Condition: partial loss of enamel
Weight : 2.90 gr
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500,00€Victorian glass locket pendant in 18k gold. Circular locket pendant with beveled glasses, the gold outline is decorated with crosses and fleurons, symbolizing attachment. The upper part, below the clasp, unscrews to open the pendant and release two beveled glasses. A photo, flower or lock of hair can be slipped inside. Antique photo pendant, late 19th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with bezel): 4 cm
Width: 2.8 cmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 7.7 gr
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620,00€Art Nouveau June medal in 18 karat rose gold. June month pendant decorated with blooming roses, set in the center with an emerald green glass cabochon. The word “juin” is openworked in gold at the bottom of the pendant. Antique pendant from the early 20th century, Art Nouveau period, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), goldsmith’s hallmark illegible.
Dimensions (including setting): 31 x 20 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 1.42 gr
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670,00€Love in cage pendant by Charles Perroud in 18 karat gold. Small pendant in the shape of a cage, enclosing a heart-cut synthetic ruby. Vintage pendant by Charles Perroud, circa 1940, France
Eagle head hallmark and Charles Perroud goldsmith hallmark (active in Lyon from 1913 to 1949)
Height: 22 mm
Width: 8 mmCondition: fine wear scratches
Weight: 1.47 gr
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880,00€French poissardes drop earrings in 18 karat rose gold. French regional earrings, called “briquet” (lighter) earrings, adorned with three small faceted dark red glasses, and a gold pearl pendant. Regional earrings, circa 1900, Auvergne or Dauphiné region, France.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Height: 31 mm
Width: 14 mmCondition: fine wear scratches
Weight : 2.59 gr
More information on these earrings : These earrings are also called “lighters” because they take the shape of the object of the same name, and were very popular in the Auvergne and Dauphiné regions of France in the 19th century.
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1200,00€Victorian paste holy spirit necklace in silver. Antique silver necklace featuring round elements set with white paste stones in a closed setting, holding a Holy Spirit pendant also set with paste stones. The pendant depicts a dove with outstretched wings, head down. 19th century regional necklace, France.
Boar and VD goldsmith’s hallmarks.
Length: 43 cm
Pendant height: 7 cm
Width of pendant: 2.5 cmCondition: one clasp has been changed
Weight: 57.91 gr
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680,00€Ruby clover ring in 18 karat gold and platinum. Belle Époque ring with clover motif, decorated with three garnets and a ruby forming the leaves of a lucky clover. The ring is also set with four small rose-cut diamonds in a platinum pearl setting. The ring is soberly decorated with gadroons on the shoulders. Antique ring, Belle Epoque period, circa 1890/1900, France.
Horse head hallmark (1838-1919), owl hallmark, mascaron hallmark
Finger size: 53 UE or 6.25 US (resize possible)
Bezel diameter: 12 mm
Condition: chips, old shank modification
Weight : 2.72 gr
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620,00€Étoile d’Amour medal in 18-karat rose gold. Medal from the 1960s, decorated with a shooting star set with a flying synthetic ruby above the words “Étoile d’amour” (Star of Love). The reverse of the medal is not engraved. Vintage sentimental jewelry, France, 60’s.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height with bezel: 28 mm
Width: 22 mmWeight: 1.6 gr
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820,00€Augis Love medal medium size in 18 karat yellow gold. A medal with modern lines, where the “+” sign is highlighted by a diamond, the “-” sign by two calibrated synthetic rubies. The pendant features a quotation from a letter from Rosmonde Gérard, the poetess, to her love Edmond Rostand, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac: “For, you see, every day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and much less than tomorrow”. Inspired by these two lovers, Alphonse Augis used these verses in his “médailles d’amour”, condensing them into “+ qu’hier – que demain”. Vintage medal pendant, medium resized, circa 1980.
Eagle head hallmark, Augis goldsmith’s hallmark partially effaced, signed A.Augis.
Height with clasp: 29 mm
Diameter: 20 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 3.9 gr
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750,00€Normandy flowers enamel clasp in 18 karat yellow gold. This regional clasp is flat and rectangular. It features double decoration: on one side, two enameled pansies in a cartouche, surrounded by a blue frame; on the other side, a basket of enameled flowers in a cartouche, in a dark blue frame. Antique regional flat clasp, suitable for wearing as a pendant. French sentimental jewelry from the early 19th century.
Ram head hallmark (active between 1819-1838) and partial goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height: 13 mm
Width: 24 mmCondition: some missing enamel
Weight : 1.64 gr
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180,00€Charms carte de France pendant in 18 karat rose gold (750). Antique pendant depicting the map of France and mentioning major cities such as Le Havre, Paris, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille and Nice. Antique pendant, early 20th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height (with bezel): 20 mm
Width: 14 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 0.91 gr
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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.
Owl hallmark, signed A.Augis
Height with bail: 30 mm
Diameter: 21 mmCondition: light wear scratches, small repair mark on the bail
Weight: 3.44 gr
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