The regional jewelry gather the jewels of the regions of France, emblematic of a time when the traditional costumes were matched with the corresponding jewels. Savoyard creoles, poissardes, Norman crosses, crosses of the Puy en Velay, esclavage necklaces, Bressans enamels, Perpignan garnets, Poitou rings, Yvetot necklaces, Holy Spirits, Saint Lot crosses, jeannette crosses, all of these jewels tell the story of France through their manufacture and their evolution.
Regional jewelry
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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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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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680,00€Navette bressan enamel ring in 18 karat gold. Antique regional ring centered on an enameled plaque decorated with gilded arabesques on a red guilloché background. The shoulders of the ring are delicately worked and decorated with a half-pearl. This decoration is typical of Bourg-en-Bresse jewelry. Antique ring, Bresse, circa 1900.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger size: 54 UE or 7 US (small sizing possible)
Dimensions: 19 x 8 mm
Condition: small enamel chips, old setting
Weight: 1.96 gr
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1000,00€Antique catalan earrings in 14 karat gold of Spanish origin. These three-tiered earrings, formed of flower motifs, are chased and set with three small rose-cut diamonds. Catalan earrings, Spain, 19th century.
Shell hallmark (french state hallmark for 14 karat gold)
Length: 5 cm
Width: 14 mmCondition: oxidation, wear scratches
Weight: 5.76 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)
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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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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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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900,00€Antique Perpignan garnet brooch in 18 karat rose gold (750/1000). This bar brooch features a series of 11 faceted garnets with a raspberry pink color, arranged in a graduated design. The garnets are bezel-set with V-shaped motifs and have a domed back. Regional brooch from the South of France, circa 1880.
Hallmarked with an eagle’s head and maker’s mark RD
Length: 62 mm
Width: 0.8 mmCondition: dents, wear scratches
Weight: 3.93 gr
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1700,00€Long French sautoir chain with enamel regional clasp in 18k rose gold. This antique sautoir necklace consists of a long chain with curb links measuring 1.54 meters. The clasp features six decorated and engraved facets, two of which are adorned with enameled flowers. Antique regional necklace from the mid-19th century, Normandy region, France.
Hallmark: horse’s head (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold, 1838-1919).
Length: 154 cm (1.54 meters)
Clasp dimensions: 10 x 25 mm
Condition: minor wears
Weight: 15.77 gr
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2000,00€Antique Antillean bracelet in 18k yellow gold. Antique bracelet composed of twisted links forming grooved rings decorated with faceted spherical motifs. Antique bracelet from the Antilles, circa 1880, France.
Hallmarks: eagle’s head, rhinoceros head, and maker’s mark.
Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 10 mmNote: the clasp is secured by an 18 karat gold safety chain.
Condition: minor wear and tearWeight : 17.71 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Further information : Traditional jewelry is still worn in the Antilles for special occasions and cultural events. This regional Antilles jewelry is characterized by elaborate motifs such as twisted gold wires, vine leaves, forçat mesh, fluting, “gros sirop” mesh, gold wire spirals, etc.
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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