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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Pre-owned Augis Love Medal “more than yesterday less than tomorrow” in 18 karat rose gold. Circular love pendant, the “+” sign is in relief in white gold, and the “-” sign is set with two calibrated synthetic rubies. The medal is surrounded by a stylized ribbon. The pendant features a quote from a letter by Rosmonde Gérard, the poetess, to her love Edmond Rostand, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac: “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 verses into his “love medals” as “+ than yesterday – than tomorrow”. Vintage Love Medal, circa 1980, Augis.
Eagle head hallmark and Augis maker’s mark, signed A.A.
Height with bail: 25 mm
Diameter: 12 mm
Condition: signs of wear, no engraving on the back.
Weight: 2.17 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*
Large antique Augis Love medal in 18 karat yellow gold. In this antique version of the Love medal, the “+” sign is highlighted by 5 rose-cut diamonds and the “-” sign by three calibrated synthetic rubies. The medal is surrounded by a frieze of laurel. 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 “Love medals”, condensing them to “+ qu’hier – que demain”. Early twentieth-century Médaille d’Amour, circa 1930.
Eagle head hallmark, goldsmith’s hallmark illegible, signed A.A, mark “A.Augis-Déposé” on reverse.
Height with setting: 32 mm
Diameter: 23 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 6.85 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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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*
Hexagonal Art Nouveau locket pendant in 18-karat (750) rose and yellow gold. Locket pendant opening onto a secret compartment in which a photograph can be placed. The pendant is decorated with a yellow gold arabesque holding three gems in a stylized manner: two half-pearls and a small garnet. Antique French medallion, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900, France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height (with bail): 32 mm
Width: 21mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 3.55 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Antique enamel angel pendant in silver (800). Antique circular pendant centered on an enameled plaque depicting a winged angel holding a lyre surrounded by flowers, on a dark brown background. The plaque is set in a silver setting decorated with leaves and half fine pearls. Antique romantic pendant, circa 1880.
Swan hallmark (French state hallmark for silver)
Dimensions (bail included): 37 x 34 mm
Diameter: 34mm
Condition: cracks in the brown part of the enamel.
Weight: 6.78 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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Antique secret signet ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold. Antique wedding ring monogrammed “FD”. The ring opens under the bezel, revealing a secret compartment that can conceal a sentimental element (a flower, a lock of hair, for example). The inside of the ring is engraved with the words “V. Decondé et F. Destrée unis le 6 juin 1855”, the date of union of the two engaged couples. Antique ring for men. The ring is decorated with rinceaux in relief. Antique secret wedding ring, 1855, France.
Eagle head hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold), “FD fourmi” goldsmith’s hallmark.
Finger circumference: 65 UE or 11 US (possible resizing)
Bezel size: 8 x 7 mm
Condition: tiny scratches
Weight : 2.68 gr