Jewels
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740,00€Gold Victorian wedding hair pins. This pair of pins consists of two two-prong combs in blond organic material and a twisted-effect element in 18 karat gold. Sold as a pair. France, late 19th century.
True head jewels, these late 19th-century hair accessories will adorn and sublimate your wedding chignon and add a romantic finishing touch.
Eagle head and goldsmith hallmarks
Height: 9.5 cm Width: 2.1 cm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 3.96 gr each
Unit price : 340 €
A smaller pair of the same model is available to complete a set of 4 hairpins (last photo).
To view them, click here.Learn more about antique hairstyles: from the 19th to the 20th century, women styled their hair with tendrils (twists plastered on the forehead) and curls framing each side of the face. They added to their hairstyle a comb, flowers, leaves, or ribbons adorned with jewelry.
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2900,00€Fannière Frères angel ring in 18 karat gold and silver 800. Antique ring with charming decoration, depicting an angel holding a ribbon. The angel is in silver, mounted on a gold ring soberly decorated with fine striations. The ring is signed on the inside. Ring made by the Frères Fannière, famous 19th-century silversmiths, circa 1870, France.
Fannières Frères signature, trace of eagle head, owl and swan hallmarks
Finger size: 55 UE or 6.75 US (can be changed)
Angel size: 10 x 16 mm
Condition: light usual scratches, patinated silver
Weight: 4.68 g
More information : The company was founded in 1839 by François-Auguste Fannière (1818-1900) and François-Joseph-Louis Fannière (1820-1897), nephews and students of goldsmith Fauconnier. At once designers, sculptors, chiselers and manufacturers, they worked for leading Paris silversmiths such as Baugrand, Duron, Wiese, Odiot, Froment-Meurice and Christofle, then under their own name from 1862. The company was taken over in 1900 by François-Joseph-Louis Fannière’s son, then by Fernand Poisson. Few pieces of jewelry have survived.
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1500,00€Gold Normandy Saint Esprit pendant in 18 karat gold. Originally from Normandy, it features a dove with its head down, holding an olive branch in its beak. The bird hangs from a bow richly decorated with white paste stones, imitating diamonds. Red and green faceted glass adorns the olive branch at the bottom. A flat ring on the reverse of the pendant allows it to be worn on a velvet chain or ribbon. Norman regional catholic pendant, France, circa 1850.
Horse hallmark (1838-1919), regional trumpet hallmark and partially erased goldsmith’s hallmark.
Height: 6.5 cm
Width: 3.7 cmCondition: minor wear
Weight : 8.60 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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200,00€Art Deco onyx cufflinks in silver. Pairs of onyx cufflinks, oval-shaped, decorated with a paste stone imitating diamond in the center. Mounted on silver, they are matched by two collar buttons. The set is sold in its original leather case. Pair of cufflinks, early 20th century, Art Deco, France.
Boar hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Cufflink dimensions: 15 x 11 mm
Dimensions of collar buttons: 9 x 6 mmNote : sold in the original box
Condition: oxidized, small missing part behind one of the cufflinksCufflinks weight: 4.22 gr
Collar buttons weight : 1.52 gr -
2800,00€French Art Nouveau iris water lilies necklace in 18 karat yellow gold. Lovely Art Nouveau necklace featuring a pendant enclosing a miniature in a frame decorated with irises and water lilies. The miniature depicts a ghostly woman near a satyr-headed fountain. The blue and green colors are partially washed out and faded, giving the whole a mossy agate appearance. The pendant is held by two chains joined by an iris decorated with a rose-cut diamond and a fine pearl. Green varnish highlights decorate the pendant. The lower part is set with rose-cut diamonds and a tassel with diamonds and natural pearls. Art Nouveau pendant, circa 1900, France.
Eagle head and rhinoceros hallmarks (French State hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Total length of necklace: 39.5 cm
Pendant dimensions: 8 x 3.2 cmCondition: partially faded miniature, clasp changed, later green varnish (can be removed with nail polish remover)
Weight : 16.60 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1250,00€Sapphire pearl cocktail ring in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Cocktail ring centered on a 9 mm-diameter flat-bottomed pearl surrounded by 14 natural blue round sapphires. The ring has a large openwork basket 8 mm high. Retro ring, circa 1940.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Finger circumference: 55 UE or 7.25 (can be changed)
Ring head diameter: 16 mm
Basket height: 12 mm (with pearl); 8 mm (without pearl)Total estimated sapphire weight: 1.10 carats
Condition: light scratches
Weight : 8.10 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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3000,00€Aquamarine clip brooch in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Retro period lapel clip in the form of a trapezoid ribbon, centered on a large pear-cut aquamarine weighing approx. 7.17 carats. The clip is decorated with platinum bands set with 13 rose-cut diamonds. Retro period lapel clip, circa 1940.
Owl and mascaron hallmarks (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold and platinum)
Dimensions: 41 mm x 26 mm
Aquamarine dimensions: 26.4 x 12 x 6.10 mm
Estimated aquamarine weight: 7.17 carats
Estimated diamond weight: 0.13 caratCondition: lightly scratched, oxidized
Weight : 15.84 gr
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480,00€Victorian French enamel foiled paste cross pendant in silver. This cross is in silver with filigree decoration, forming a cross adorn with paste faceted pink glasses on spangles meant to have a look of pink topaz. A black enamel decoration with white dots covers the entire pendant. A glass bead adorns the upper part of the composition. The bezels are completely closed. French work from the beginning of the 19th century
French work from the middle of the 19th century
Wild boar hallmark
Width: 4.3 cmCondition: lack of enamel, cracks.
Weight: 13.37 g
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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920,00€Napoleon III coin ring in 18 karat gold (750). The 18k gold ring is setted with a 10-franc Napoleon III gold coin, bare head, dating from 1856 and made in Paris in 21.6k gold. The coin is set in a Retro mount with a large openwork heart frieze. Retro ring, circa 1950, Second Empire piece, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Finger size: 52 or 6 US (can be changed)
Diameter: 19 mm
Height of basket: 6 mmCoin information: 10 francs Napoléon III, bare head, 1856, Paris workshop, gold assay 900/1000
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 7.52 gr
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1200,00€Art Deco geometrical ring in platinum. Rectangular ring from the 1930s, set with a line of three old-cut diamonds, framed by two lines of four single-cut diamonds. The ring’s geometric lines are typical of the Art Deco period, with the central line slightly raised to create asymmetry and volume. Art Deco period ring, circa 1930, France.
Dog-head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and numbering inside the ring.
Finger size: 49 UE or 4.75 US (can be resized)
Condition: fine wear scratches and small chip on one of the stones (visible with a magnifying glass only).
Total estimated diamond weight: 0.46 carat
Weight : 3.84 gr
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4200,00€Art Deco style diamond ring in white gold 18 karats. Octagonal ring entirely set with diamonds. The central brilliant cut diamond of about 0.20 carat is set in a pearl setting. The main diamond is surrounded by 20 baguette-cut and fancy diamonds forming a radiating decoration. The whole is surrounded by 24 brilliant-cut diamonds set in an octagon and highlighted by a pearl setting. The geometrical style of this ring resumes the codes of the Art Deco jewellery of the 1930s. Art Deco ring, late 20th century, France.
Eagle head hallmark, illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Finger size : 59 UE or 8.75 US (can be changed)
Bezel size : 17 x 17.5 mm
Estimated weight of the central diamond : 0.20 carat
Total estimated weight of the diamonds : 1.45 caratCondition : scratches inside the ring
Weight : 8.3 gr
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2700,00€Solitaire diamond 0.70 ct ring diamond set in 18-karat white gold (750 thousandths). This vintage solitaire ring is adorned with a brilliant-cut diamond held in place by six prongs, weighing exactly 0.70 carats. The ring is of French origin, dating back to circa 1990.
Eagle’s head (French hallmark for 18-karat gold).
Finger size: 54 EU or 6.75 US (resizable).
A certificate was issued by the French Gemology Laboratory on 27/07/2016, providing the following details about the diamond:
Characteristics of the diamond:
Shape-Cut: Round Brilliant
Dimensions: 6.06-6.19×3.15 mm
Weight: 0.70 carat
Color: F
Clarity: VVS2
Cut: Fair
Polish: Good
Symmetry: Good
Fluorescence: Medium
Comments: Evidence of the diamond’s rough shapeNote: The certificate from the French Gemology Laboratory can be provided upon request and will be given to the buyer.
Condition: scratches on the inside of the ring.Weight: 3.47 gr