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650,00€Lucky black cat pendant in 18 karat gold. Pendant depicting a seated cat, enameled in black, blue and red, surrounded by small decorative bows. This is an early 20th century lucky charm pendant.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark
Height (including setting): 33 mm
Width: 18 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight : 1.64 gr
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1000,00€French Faith or Fede ring in 18 karat gold. Fede ring composed of three rings articulating around a thin pin. The rings overlap to form a motif: two hands clasped on a brushed-look heart. The hands are adorned with cuffs, one masculine, the other feminine. Fede ring or promise ring, also known as faith ring, 20th century, France.
Eagle head hallmarks (French State hallmark for 18 karat gold), illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Finger size: 59.5 UE / 8.75 US (no sizing possible)
Dimensions of main motif: 7 mm x 16 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 4.89 gr
More info: these rings go by different names: “faith ring”, “Fede ring” or “mani in fede ring” (meaning hands in trust). The ring of faith spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages and remained popular for the next six centuries. Here, the hands represent friendship and the heart symbolizes love. Sometimes, a crown surmounts the heart, representing loyalty. It’s a jewel of sentiment, a ring sealing a union full of promise.
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390,00€Egyptian scarab ear stud in 18 karat (750) gold. Earring in the shape of a scarab with a lapis lazuli cabochon. Vintage earchips, circa 1980, Egypt.
Egyptian hallmark, owl hallmark
Height: 13 mm
Width: 8 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight: 2.04 gr
More information : In Egypt, the scarab became a protective symbol, widely used in the form of amulets, in tombs and funeral rituals. It also embodies the principle of resurrection and immortality, in line with the Egyptians’ belief in life after death and an eternal cycle of transformation.
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600,00€Poitou regional ring in 18 karat gold (750 thousandths). Antique French three-faceted ring, enameled in black and white and decorated with a flower. The central facet features a blank oval cartouche, it can be engraved. The ring is decorated with floral motifs. Antique Poitou regional ring, circa 1860, France.
Eagle head hallmark (poinçon d’État français pour l’or 18 karats)
Finger size: 53 UE or 6.25 US (can bechanged)
Ring width: 6.7 mm
Note: ask for a quote for engraving in the centre
Condition: small enamel chips, scratches from useWeight: 2.11 gr
Historical point: this jewelry is called a “maraîchère wedding ring”, as it was worn in the Vendée marshlands and made in the Lower Poitou region. To learn more about the jewelry of our regions, we recommend the book written by Michael C. W. Fieggen, Les Bijoux Des Français.
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1350,00€Flower enamel secret locket ring in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Antique ring with an oval bezel in blue enamelled guilloché on which is applied a silver flower set with eight rose-cut diamonds. A secret compartment is hidden under the bezel, allowing to slip a souvenir. Antique ring dating from the late 19th century.
Marked with an eagle’s head
Finger size : 57.5 EU or 8.25 US (can be resized)
Bezel size : 13 x 4 mm
Estimated diamond weight : 0.04 carat
Condition : wears
Weight : 2.77 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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150,00€Bressan enamel silver ear clips. Round ear clips decorated with green Bressan enamel and gold arabesques with red and white dots. The enamels are set in serrated closed settings. For non-pierced ears. Regional ear clips, Bresse, circa 1960-1970, France.
Crab hallmark (french state hallmark for silver), maker’s mark
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 7.03 gr
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820,00€Vintage Augis ring in 18 karat yellow gold. The ring is centered on a smooth-edged Augis medal, set on a setting that enhances the medal, with a striated, radiating surround. This ring bears the inscription “plus qu’hier moins que demain”, the “+” is adorned with a small diamond and the […]
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700,00€Moor head cameo ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique ring set with a two-tone agate cameo carved with a Moor profile. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with stylized leaves. This type of jewelry is called “Blackamoor”, and emerged in the Decorative Arts in Europe, particularly in Venice, during the 19th century. Antique cameo ring, 1900.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger size: 57 UE or 7.75 US (can be resized)
Bezel size: 12.5 x 9 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 2.69 gr
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1800,00€Victorian urn locket in 18k gold and silver. Rare opening pendant in the shape of an urn or vase with handles, set at the top with faceted glass (imitating a Dutch rose-cut diamond). The stone is original. The inside of the jewel contains a mother-of-pearl plate whose eglomized decoration has disappeared. The pendant is held by 3 antique silver and gold chains. The front of the pendant opens with a hinge. Antique pendant, Napoleon III period, circa 1870/1880.
ET hallmark (“Exempté de Titre”, hallmark used for foreign works between 1864 and 1893, regardless of title).
Height: 8.6 cm
Width: 3.6 cmCondition: scratches from use, part of the mother-of-pearl plate broken (visible on the back)
Weight: 10.82 gr
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550,00€Art Nouveau Virgin Mary medal in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique medal with the profile of the Virgin Mary, in a polychrome enameled frame, decorated with flowers on the four corners. Art Nouveau religious medal, circa 1900, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), goldsmith’s hallmark illegible.
Height (including setting): 2.2 cm
Width: 2 cmCondition : Slight scratches from use, the medal is not engraved and can be engraved on request.
Weight : 1.58 gr
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480,00€Georgian foiled diamond stud earrings in yellow 18 karat gold and silver. Pair of stud earrings set with a rose cut foiled diamond. The paillon is a yellow coloured metal sheet giving a special luminous effect to the diamond. The diamond is set with 6 silver claws. Pair of antique earrings, from the end of the 18th century.
Owl hallmark
Diameter: 7 mm
Note: butterfly clasp with screw, for pierced ears
Condition: Oxidations; the pearls are less coloured, this is due to their age.Weight : 2,57 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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2200,00€Badine Perpignan garnet cross in 18 karat rose gold. Antique pendant in the form of a cross with two elements: a knot at the top and a large cross at the bottom. The two elements are linked by four fine chains. The lower part of the cross is mobile. The entire piece is set with 33 garnets on red foils, cut in round, oval and drop shapes. This is a typical piece of jewelry from the Perpignan region. The term “badine” indicates that the lower part of the cross is mobile. French regional antique jewelry, Languedoc Roussillon, Perpignan, early 20th century.
Owl hallmarks (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Dimensions: 10 x 5 cm
Size of largest garnet: 15 x 10 mmCondition: small dents, scratches and oxidation
Weight: 11.45 gr
Further information: These jewels were often worn on a velvet or silk ribbon, as in the “Portrait de Clara Salamo à la croix badine”, Paris, 1880, painted by A.Legras (see photo)
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