Retro period
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700,00€Modernist coral ring in 18-karat yellow gold (750). The ring features an orange coral cabochon set with four thick, flat prongs. The ring’s band is delicately worked, the shoulders are openworked and form beautiful round lines typical of the Retro period. Vintage ring, circa 1950.
Owl hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold).
Finger circumference: 46 UE or 3.5 US (small sizing possible)
Coral button diameter: 9 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 3.35 gr
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380,00€Cultured pearl necklace with 18 karat (750) yellow gold box-latch clasp.Cultured pearl necklace with 101 white cultured pearls in pinkish hues, beautifully orientated. Mid-20th century necklace.
Eagle head hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Total length: 45 cm
Bead diameters: 3 mm to 7.3 mmNote: the clasp has a safety catch. The necklace has been threaded, the silk thread is new.
Weight : 13.77 gr
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1150,00€Augis halo ruby ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold. Retro ring adorned with a “more than yesterday less than tomorrow” love medal in yellow gold set in synthetic rubies. The “+” sign is set with a diamond and the “-” sign with two calibrated synthetic rubies. The love medal is closed-set. Ring signed Augis, Retro period, circa 1950, France.
Eagle head hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold), Augis master hallmark on the ring, signed Augis on the medal.
Size: 56 EU or 7.5 US (possible sizing)
Bezel diameter: 17.6 mm
Basket height: 5.5 mmCondition: scratches from use
Weight: 5.90 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
More info: This refers to 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 lines in his “Médailles d’amour”, condensing them into “+ qu’hier – que demain”.
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1900,00€Three-strand pearl necklace with 18-karat white gold and diamond clasp (750 hallmarked). This vintage “American-style” necklace features three strands of cascading white cultured pearls. The necklace is adorned with an 18-karat white gold clasp in the shape of a knot, fully set with round brilliant-cut, baguette-cut, and 8/8-cut diamonds (33 diamonds in total). The main diamond weighs 0.10 carats. Each strand consists of 63, 69, and 77 pearls, respectively. Dating back to the 1970s, made in France.
Hallmarks: Eagle’s head (French state hallmark for 18-karat gold), 750 (indicating 18-karat gold), and maker’s mark.
Length: 48.5 cm
Clasp dimensions: 16 x 20 mmEstimated total diamond weight: 0.61 carat
Pearl diameters: 5 mm (minimum) to 8.5 mm (maximum)Note: The clasp features an 18-karat white gold safety chain. The necklace has been restrung.
Condition: Slight damage to one pearl near the clasp.Weight: 86.40 gr
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440,00€Solitaire engagement ring in 18-karat white gold (750) and platinum. This ring features a brilliant-cut diamond weighing 0.10 carats, secured by eight prongs. The setting is adorned with a decorative pattern of radiating points around the diamond. This Retro ring hails from around 1940 and was crafted in Lyon, France.
Eagle’s head and dog’s head, along with the maker’s mark of Alphonse Moussière, an active jeweler in Lyon since 1902.
Finger size: 53 EU or 6.25 US (resizable).
Diameter of the setting: 9 mm.
Estimated diamond weight: 0.10 carat.
Condition: Minor signs of wear.
Weight: 3.51 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1300,00€Wavy diamond tank ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold and platinum. The ring is adorned with 14 rose-cut diamonds set on a platinum base, arranged in two rows. The ring creates a voluminous wave-like pattern. This tank ring is from the Retro period, circa 1940, in France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Ring size: 57 EU or 8 US (resizable).
Ring head width: 13 mm.
Condition: Normal signs of wear.
Weight: 8.56 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Jewellery history: Retro jewellery is characterised by the use of yellow gold, the development of 3-D volumes and the rarity of precious stones. Here we have a perfect example of such jewellery: a large volume. The Second World War had a considerable impact on jewellery fashion at the time, sweeping aside the Art Deco taste for ‘white’, geometric ‘flat’ and abundant gemstones.
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590,00€Vintage garnet signet ring in 18k gold (750). This ring features an oval faceted garnet in a closed setting at its center. The ring’s shank is adorned with fine gadroons on the shoulders and along the body, giving it the appearance of a signet ring. The stone has a beautiful deep red color. This vintage signet ring is from around 1970.
Hallmarks: “750” inside the ring and maker’s mark GB.
Ring Size: 53.5 EU or 6.5 US (resizable).
Garnet Weight: 2 carats.
Condition: Surface scratches from normal wear.
Weight: 3.79 gr
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3000,00€Ruby diamond gold bottle vase with 18k yellow gold setting. This small covered pot is intricately carved from a ruby root and features a mount made of 18k yellow gold on the neck, lid, and base. The neck and base are adorned with a frieze set with 32 diamonds of varying cuts (a mix of old and brilliant cuts). This is a decorative object from the 20th century with foreign craftsmanship. It is stamped with the owl hallmark.
Dimensions: 11 x 4.5 cm
Estimated weight of the ruby: 1050 carats
Total estimated diamond weight: 0.32 caratsNote: This vase comes with a certificate issued by the Public Service for the Control of Diamonds, Fine Pearls, and Gemstones, dated September 21, 1998.
Weight: 208.11 gr
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1100,00€Retro diamond ruby pendant in 18k rose gold (750). This geometric hexagonal pendant features a row of five old-cut diamonds, flanked by two rows of synthetic square rubies. This Retro pendant, dating back to around 1950, hails from France. Vintage pendant.
Hallmarks: Eagle’s head (French state hallmark for 18-karat gold) and maker’s mark.
Dimensions: 34 x 17 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.60 carats
Estimated ruby weight: 0.60 caratsCondition: Minimal signs of wear
Weight: 4.88 gr
*The gold chain is not included with the pendant*
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1300,00€Retro dome pearl ring made of 18 karat yellow gold with Midnight Blue enamel accents. The dome is set with 30 small seed pearls. Pearl size ranges from 2.5 to 3 mm in diameter. Italian work, Retro period, end of the 1950s.
Owl hallmark
Dome’s height : 13 mm
Dome’s diameter: 14 mmFinger size : 51 EU or 5.75 US (size adjustment possible)
Note: an old resizing has been carried out.
Condition : little oxidation on the ring, minor signs of wears. Good general condition of the pearls.Weight: 6.60 gr
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750,00€Platinum diamond cluster ring in 18 karat white gold and platinum. In the center, 9 diamonds are set in claws in an openwork radial decoration. Ring from the late Retro period, 60’s – 70’s.
French dog’s head hallmark, eagle’s head hallmark, illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Diameter of the ring head: 17 mm
Finger size : 50 UE or 5,25 US (possible sizing)
Weight : 4,36 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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595,00€Retro ruby diamond compact powder in sterling silver and vermeil. The case is in silver, decorated in the centre with a large vermeil band with a floral composition in a vase. The flowers are decorated with six ruby cabochons and eight rose-cut diamonds.
The powder case contains a bevelled mirror. It opens in two parts. French work in the taste of Boucheron Paris, circa 1945.
Boar hallmark, goldsmith’s mark Jacques Lucien DELETTREZ and Son (1920-1955), worked for René Boivin, traces of numbers.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.5 x 1.1 cm
Condition : wears, scratches
Weight : 209 gr