These sentimental jewelry can have all of these elements. These are sought-after and rare jewels, real collector’s items. Here is the selection of Maison Mohs
These sentimental jewelry can have all of these elements. These are sought-after and rare jewels, real collector’s items. Here is the selection of Maison Mohs
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Art Nouveau “un peu, beaucoup” love medal in 18 karat gold. Love medal from the Art Nouveau period, decorated with two daisies on a blue plique-à-jour enamel background and bearing the words “little” and “lot” in French. This refers to the game of “thinning out the daisy”, meant to reflect the love of the beloved.
Enameled Art Nouveau medal, circa 1900, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with clasp): 25 mm
Width: 18 mm
Condition: slight scratches and cracks in the enamel
Weight : 3.31 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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Victorian hexagonal photo pendant in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Antique hexagonal pendant, the gold outline is decorated with crosses, symbolizing attachment. The upper part, below the bezel, unscrews to open the pendant and release two beveled glasses. A photo, flower or lock of hair can be slipped inside. Antique pendant, late 19th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with bezel): 4 cm
Width: 2.4 cm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 5.43 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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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.
Signed A.Augis
Height with bail: 30 mm
Diameter: 21 mm
Condition: light wear scratches, small repair mark on the bail
Weight: 3.44 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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Georgian sentimental swivel ring in 18k gold. This georgian ring features a rectangular swivel bezel, with one side containing two intertwined locks of hair—one blonde, the other brown—alongside the names “Alix” and “Virginie,” and the other side displaying a flatly braided hair rectangle. A sentimental ring representing two lovers from the early 19th century, France.
Hallmark: rooster facing right (1798-1809, France)
Ring size: 60 EU or 9 US
Swivel bezel dimensions: 21 x 13 mm
Condition: wear scratches, slight dent inside the band, some hair detached.
Weight: 3.68 gr
Sentimental jewelry, often known as mourning or lover’s jewelry, was particularly popular during the 18th and 19th centuries. These pieces frequently incorporated personal elements like hair, inscriptions, or miniature portraits, serving as intimate mementos of loved ones. Hairwork, in particular, was a cherished practice, symbolizing enduring connections and memories.
Single black dormeuse earring in 18 karat rose gold (750/1000). Unique dormeuse earring decorated with black glass imitating jet, known as “verre de Paris.” The glass is pointed and decorated with a grid pattern. Antique single earring, circa 1830, France. Unmatched piece.
Hallmark: ram’s head (1819-1838, french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height: 18 mm
Width: 9 mm
Condition: wear and tear. This earring is sold individually.
Weight: 1.31 gr
Laurel crown photo locket pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Sentimental pendant that opens to hold a souvenir under a curved glass. The gold circle is decorated with a laurel crown. Antique French pendant, 1900.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height with bezel: 35 mm
Diameter: 25 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 4.67 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
“Star of Love” parchment pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Parchment-shaped pendant decorated with a star set with a round synthetic ruby, accompanied by the words “Étoile d’amour” (Star of Love) in relief. The reverse side of the medal is undecorated. Vintage Étoile d’Amour medal, circa 1970.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and French maker’s mark.
Height (with clasp): 23 mm
Width: 13 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 1.13 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
Lucky 13 pendant enameled in 18 karat yellow gold. Heart-shaped pendant decorated with the number 13 enameled in midnight blue. Lucky pendant from the 1920s, France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height with bélière: 25 mm
Width: 18 mm
Condition : small lacks of enamel
Weight : 1.16 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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Gold signet secret ring in 18 karat gold. Opening secret ring, decorated on the plate with the letter J in calligraphy. The ring opens to reveal a secret compartment that can conceal a photo or souvenir. The shoulders of the ring are delicately decorated with a ribbon motif. Antique sentiment ring, late 19th century. Owl hallmarks (18k gold)
Finger size: 52 EU or 6 US (can be changed)
Tray dimensions: 13 x 11 mm
Inner cavity dimensions: 11 x 8 mm
Condition: slight wear scratches, compartment closes well
Weight : 3.76 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Étoile d’Amour medal in 18 karat rose gold (750). 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: 30 mm
Width: 21 mm
Weight: 1.53 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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Georgian mourning hair ring in 14k pink gold. An antique locket ring keeping a braid of hair enclosed behind glass crystal. It is framed by a halo of 16 seed pearls and the settings is formed by two separated strands adorned with an openwork pattern. Jewel from the beginning of the 19th century, circa 1810-1830.
Finger size: 53 EU or 6.5 US (adjustment possible)
Ring Head Size: 11 x 11mm
Condition: old trace of size adjustment, wears on the glass, indentations behind the head of the ring.
Weight: 2.11 gr
Hair jewellery was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Jewellery with compartments made it possible to keep a lock of hair of a lover or a missing person (later it will be the photograph). It can be a medallion or a ring for example. There are also jewels made from hair, such as necklaces, chains, bracelets and rings. These hair jewels are worked like textiles: they are woven, embroidered, twisted. A whole craft industry developed around this new fashion, which lasted until the end of the 19th century.
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*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Victorian photo portrait enamel ring in 18 karat gold (750). Victorian sentimental ring with a photograph on enamel depicting a portrait of a man. The photograph is sepia-toned, and the man is dressed in late 19th-century fashion. The ring is set in gold, highly decorated with foliage. Sentimental ring, circa 1860-1870, France.
Eagle head hallmark
Size: 61 UE or 9.5 Us (can be changed)
Bezel size: 2 x 2 mm
Condition: scratches to the enamel, small lack at the bottom.
Weight: 3.08 g
More info: In 1854, Lafon de Camarsac invented photographic enamels, and was one of the first to fix photographic images on metal and ceramic materials. Working with Eugène Disdéri, he joined forces with photographers François Martial Pinel Peschardière (1858-1862) and Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1864-1865).
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*