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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600,00€Paul Dumont Art Nouveau necklace in 800 silver. Necklace features a rectangular chain with leaf-shaped motifs alternating with aventurine glass cabochons. Art Nouveau necklace, signed Dumont, circa 1900, France.
Boar hallmark (french state hallmark for silver) and Dumont signature
Length: 39 cm
Dimension of a leaf : 10 x 35 mm
Condition: minor oxidation
Weight: 12.79 gr
Learn more: aventuriné glass is a decorative glass manufactured since the 17th century. It is distinguished by its metallic inclusions, often copper, which create sparkling reflections. It is widely used in Italy to make micro-mosaic jewelry.
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550,00€Regional blue enamel signet ring in 18 karat gold. French regional ring with an unengraved rectangular cartouche (engraving possible). The ring is decorated with blue and white enamel. Antique ring, circa 1870, France.
Horsehead hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger size : 57 UE or 8 US (no sizing possible)
Bezel size: 7 x 10 mm
Condition : missing enamel
Weight : 2.46 gr
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230,00€Coral lucky pig pendant set in 18 karat gold. Lucky pendant in the shape of a carved coral pig. The pig is a lucky animal, particularly in Germany. Circa 1960.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height: 15 mm
Width : 17 mmWeight : 1.14 gr
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320,00€Cameo biscuit porcelain tie pin in 18 karats gold. Antique pin decorated with a biscuit porcelain portrait of a man (unglazed porcelain, which gives it a velvety, matte appearance akin to the texture of marble), closed-set. Early 20th century jewelry.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height: 67 mm
Design dimensions: 15 x 12 mmCondition: very slight wear
Weight : 2 gr
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700,00€Grand Tour micro-mosaic ring in 9 karat (375) gold. Antique ring, souvenir of the Grand Tour, set with a circular micro-mosaic representing the Colosseum in Rome. The glass plate is set in 9 karat gold. Antique ring, Late 19th century.
Trefoil hallmark (french state hallmark for 9 karat gold)
Finger size: 54 EU or 6.75 US (possible resizing)
Bezel diameter: 22 mm
Condition : some chips, oxidation
Weight : 7.89 gr
More about : Grand Tour jewellery were precious souvenirs brought back by European travellers in the XVIIIᵉ and XIXᵉ centuries on their cultural journeys to Italy and Greece. They included cameos, micro-mosaics and medallions depicting ancient motifs, ruins or famous works of art. These pieces embodied both artistic refinement and admiration for Antiquity.
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1700,00€Moon brooch pendant in 18 karat (750) white gold. Mid-century pendant centred on a carved moonstone revealing a face, symbolising the moon, surmounted by a crescent moon and a star set with 12 rose-cut diamonds. The central motif is set in an openwork setting with radiant decoration. Pendant from the 1960s, France.
Eagle head hallmark and Roger Copin goldsmith’s hallmark (active in the 1950s).
Height (including setting): 40 mm
Width: 34 mmNote: the clasp is removable so that the jewel can be worn as a brooch without it being visible.
Condition: fine wear scratches, natural inclusionsWeight: 11.16 gr
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820,00€Augis medium love medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750 thousandths). Medium-sized circular love medal pendant, the “+” sign is set with an old-cut diamond and the “-” sign is set with two calibrated synthetic rubies. The medal is surrounded by a smooth rim. The background is decorated with radiating striations, highlighting the words “+ qu’hier – que demain”. The pendant refers to 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 Médaille d’Amour by Augis, circa 1960, France.
Hallmarked owl, signed on the medal by A.Augis.
Dimensions (including bail): 25 x 19 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 3.01 gr
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2900,00€Victorian Perpignan garnet bangle bracelet in 18k rose gold. Bracelet formed of two hollow rose gold rods and centered with seven round garnets. The garnets are “Perpignan-cut”, a rose-cut with a flat base. They have a beautiful raspberry-pink-red color, typical of Perpignan garnet jewelry. The garnets are mounted on paillon and set en clos. The setting is delicately decorated with triangular V-shaped figures on the edges, and the bezel bottoms are domed. The clasp is secured by an eight clasp. Antique rush bracelet, circa 1880, Southeastern France.
Horsehead hallmarks (1838-1919, french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Wrist circumference: 16.5 cm
Design width: 4.8 cmCondition: slight wear scratches
Weight : 14,31 gr
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180,00€French Astrological Pisces pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Rectangular Pisces zodiac medal featuring two fish swimming side by side. Astrological pendant signed HD, circa 2000, France.
Eagle head hallmark and HD goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height (including setting): 19 mm
Width: 9 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 0,67 gr
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520,00€Estaing bridge cross pendant by Becker in 18 karat yellow gold. Pendant featuring an openwork cross with a Gothic appearance, referring to the cross on the Estaing bridge. Cross pendant, mid-20th century, France.
Partially visible eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (including setting): 4 cm
Width: 2.5 cmCondition: slight wear scratches
Weight : 2.52 gr
More : The village of Estaing is a passageway used by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. It is famous for its medieval chateau and bridge. It is on this bridge that the cast-iron Estaing cross stands, which inspired the creation of the yellow gold cross by BECKER Paris in 1903.
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1600,00€Georgian rectangular locket pendant in 18 karat gold. Rare rectangular-shaped pendant with two opening beveled glass plates between which a miniature, photo or souvenir can be slipped. The contour of the jewel is decorated with 45 natural pearls, approx. 2 mm in diameter. The pendant is supported by three chains. Antique opening pendant, 1st French Empire/ Georgian period, circa 1800/1810.
Later French owl hallmark.
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 3.8 cmCondition: worn beads, slight scratches on glass
Weight : 16,27 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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380,00€French victorian cross pendant in 18 karat (750). Small religious cross called ‘croix bâton’, it is made of hollow gold. The arms of the cross are smooth and decorated at the ends with a sphere and a point. The top part is shaped like a fleuron and holds a ring for wearing as a pendant. Antique cross, early 19ᵉ century, French regional jewellery, Brittany.
Regional antique hallmark, owl hallmark.
Height (with hoop): 32 mm
Width: 25 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 1,2 gr
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