Art Nouveau jewelry
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700,00€Sancta Maria Dropsy Medal pendant in yellow gold 18 karats (750). Christian pendant with the profile of the Virgin Mary, bearing the inscription “Sancta Maria” on the outline. On the reverse side of the medal, a flower garland adorns the pendant with the initials “MAM” and the date “30 May 1929”. Medal signed Emile Dropsy and Lucien Coudray (Marie Alexandre), French religious pendant, circa 1900.
Signed E. Dropsy and LC on both sides
Dimensions (including the clasp) : 28 mm x 20 mm
Diameter : 20 mmCondition : scratches from use
Weight : 4.37 gr
*The antique box and the chain are not sold with the jewel*
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900,00€Edwardian coral choker on silk thread. Antique necklace made of 42 coral pearls of an orange colour with pink shades. The clasp is composed of a coral pearl forming a ratchet box with a setting in 18 karat gold (750 ). Antique necklace from the early 20th century, Edwardian period.
Length: 38 cm
Diameter of coral beads: 7 to 11 mmCondition : the silk thread has not been replaced
Weight : 28.04 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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850,00€Antique trilogy ring set with three natural red spinels and four diamonds. Jewel from the beginning of the 20th century.
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1400,00€Brooch Art Nouveau woman in pink gold 18 karats. Oval brooch worked in openwork, with decoration of woman in profile surrounded by irises flowers. The elegant lady is adorned with a necklace of five rose-cut diamonds and an earring with a similarly cut diamond. The woman is treated to a gentle movement effect and lets the irises slip through her fingers. Art Nouveau brooch, circa 1910.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Dimensions: 26 x 36 mm
Note: the attachment system works. There is a fastener on the reverse side, probably to hold a last element, now missing.
Condition: oxidation, scratches from useWeight : 7.25 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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130,00€Art Nouveau single earring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Antique sleeper set with a mobile colourless corundum (imitating diamond), the latter is topped by an imitation stone in a platinum setting. Dormeuse dating from the 1910s, Art Nouveau period, mismatched jewel.
Eagle head hallmarks
Dimensions: 20 mm x 6 mm
Note: the fastening system works, the buckle goes through the front of the earlobe and closes at the back.
Condition: scratches from use, earring sold alone.Weight : 0.68 gr
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420,00€Cultured pearl necklace in fall with a cylindrical clasp in gold 18 karats white (750 thousandths) and its safety chain. This necklace is composed of 74 white cultured pearls with pinkish nuances, arranged from smallest to largest. They have a regular round shape. Old necklace of the beginning of the XXth century.
Marked eagle head
Total length: 45 cm
Diameter of the pearls: 4.20 mm to 7.86 mm
Note: the necklace has been rethreaded and the silk thread has been changed.
Weight : 17.87 gr
Did you know ? By tradition, in the South of France, a pearl necklace is offered to young girls for their 18th birthday.
Care: It is not recommended to wash or bathe with this jewel, as it could alter the silk thread. You should avoid applying perfume to the jewel. We also advise you to avoid exposing your jewel near strong heat. The best advice: wear your pearls, they will keep their luster.
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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450,00€Antique Art Nouveau medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Art Nouveau pendant bearing the inscription “1915” in an openwork frame decorated with flowers in the typical Art Nouveau style. The reverse side of the medal is inscribed “Souvenir des Blessés” (Remembrance of the Wounded), in homage to the soldiers victims of the Great War. Antique medal pendant, dating from the late Art Nouveau period, 1915.
Horse head hallmark (1838-1919) and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Dimensions : 28 mm (including the bail) x 21 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 2.28 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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3700,00€Art Nouveau ruby ring in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. Antique ring of the Art Nouveau period decorated with a pigeon’s blood ruby and diamonds. In its center there is a cushion-cut ruby. The ruby is framed by two old-cut diamonds. The whole is surrounded by twelve rose-cut diamonds in a platinum beaded setting. The shoulders of the ring are embellished with leaves setted with diamonds. Art nouveau ring, circa 1910, France, Paris.
Marked with an eagle’s head and the mark of the goldsmith Georges Lavoipierre (active in Paris between 1906 and 1942).
Finger size : 53 EU or 6.5 US (possible to change)
A certificate was issued by the Bellerophon laboratory on 16/01/2023:
Characteristics of the ruby :
Description : transparent gemstone
Weight : 0,31 carat approximately
Dimensions : 4.09 x 3.65 x 2.59 mm
Size : oval
Identification: natural ruby
Colour: vivid red
Fluorescence : Strong red
Comment : no indication of heating
Geographical origin : Burma (Mogok, Myanmar). This ruby can be called “pigeon blood” on the trade.Estimated weight of the main diamonds: 0.19 and 0.14 carat
Estimated total diamond weight: 0.47 caratCondition : scratches from use. Visible with a loupe : a thin chip on the border of one diamond.
Weight : 3.07 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1830,00€Belle Epoque diamond ring in 18 karat white gold and platinum. In the center, 4 old-cut and 2 rose-cut diamonds are arranged in a scroll, framed by comma lines adorned with 14 rose-cut diamonds. French work from the Belle Epoque period (1895-1914)
Eagle’s head hallmark and goldsmith’s mark L.P.
Finger size: 48 UE or 4,5 US (adjustment possible)
Dimensions: 20 x 12 mm
Condition: wears
Note: A rhodium plating has been done.Estimated diamond weight : 0.55 carat
Weight: 4.66 gr*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1120,00€Antique Augis ring “more than yesterday less than tomorrow” in yellow gold 18 karats (750), signed. The ring is surmounted by an oval plate delicately worked in laurel leaves, which have slightly faded with time. The ring is soberly decorated and separates into two strands of gold on the edges of the tray. The “+” sign is set with five diamonds and the “-” sign is set with a baguette cut treated natural ruby. This refers to a quote 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 takes up these verses in his “medals of love” by condensing them into “+ than yesterday – than tomorrow”.
French work of the 1930s.
Eagle head hallmark, signed A.A.
Finger size : 53 UE or 6,25 (possible to change)
Dimensions of the bezel : 14.7 mm x 11.7 mm
Estimated weight of the ruby : 0.04 carat
Note : the two synthetic rubies have been replaced by a natural treated ruby.
Condition: one scroll on each side of the ring is eroded, patina of use on some chisels.Weight : 3 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1360,00€Art Nouveau enamel brooch in yellow gold 18 karats. Brooch of triangular form with lines in “whiplash”, decorated with flowers of iris in the center. The work on the gold is particularly strong and delicate. In the openwork parts, the goldsmith has applied an enamel called “plique à jour” of a mauve color. The enamel is unevenly deposited and slightly milky. On the reverse side, the brooch is chiseled with a floral motif that also gives it movement. In the lower part, a hoop was added afterwards, which allows the brooch to be worn as a pendant. Brooch – pendant in plique enamel of the Art Nouveau period, circa 1910.
Owl hallmark
Dimensions: 29 mm x 25 mm
Note: the closing system works, with a security system.
Weight : 12,47 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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280,00€Art Nouveau ivy brooch in yellow gold 14 karats. A charming circular brooch entirely decorated with ivy leaves alternated with six natural white pearls. The ivy leaves are enamelled in yellow colour. Antique Art Nouveau brooch, circa 1900.
Marked 14k, an other hallmark partially erased.
Diameter: 19 mm
Note: lacks of enamel the locking system works
Weight : 1.85 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*