Art Deco diamond locket in gold 18 karats (750) and platinum. This rare medallion is a photo holder, fully enamelled in black matte on both sides and its bail. It is decorated with a circular pattern in platinum, set with 42 rose-cut diamonds. The medallion opens and can conceal a photograph, which is wedged under a thin glass plate and a gold circle (present inside the medallion). On the two inner faces, the gold has been polished in successive rounds that form a pattern. The clasp of the jewel is decorated with black enamel and set with four rose-cut diamonds. Antique Art Deco pendant, circa 1920, France.
Eagle head hallmark and goldsmith’s hallmark for Charles Lavogade (active in Paris between 1912 and 1926)
Diameter : 30 mm Dimensions (including the setting) : 42 x 30 mm
Estimated weight of diamonds : 0,25 carat
Condition : Minor scratches from use, no lack of enamel
Victorian mourning flower ring in yellow gold 18 karats (750). Antique ring centered with a carved sardonyx flower, surrounded by half pearls. The shoulders of the ring are enamelled black and reveal the words “In memory of” in gold letters. Antique memento ring, England, Birmingham, circa 1865.
Owl hallmark, Birmingham hallmark, 18 hallmark, anchor hallmark, letter T hallmark, woman in profile hallmark.
Finger size : 54 EU or 7 US (resizing: possible by 1 or 2 sizes)
Size of the bezel : 10 mm
Condition : some enamel missing, scratches from use
Vintage gold cufflinks in yellow and white gold 14 karats (585). Pair of two-tone cufflinks, a part forming a bar holds by a chain to an oblong shape with pointed ends. Cufflinks of the middle of the 20th century, Retro period.
Enamel American flower brooch in Tiffany & Co’s style in rose and yellow gold 14 karats. Antique brooch representing a sweet pea with pink petals enamelled and matt. The representation of the flower is very naturalistic. On the flower, a diamond is set by six claws in yellow gold. American work, in the style of Paul Farnham for Tiffany & Co, circa 1890.
Scallop shell and trefoil hallmark
Size: 58 mm x 16 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.05 ct
Note: the clasp is in rose gold 9k
Condition : scratches from use
Victorian portrait diamonds brooch in silver and rose gold 18 karats (750). Antique brooch with a lady’s portrait painted on ivory and protected by a glass. The portrait is surrounded by a pink gold border and a silver decoration forming a knot and foliage, set with 54 rose-cut diamonds. Late 19th century antique portrait brooch, Victorian period.
Owl and swan hallmarks
Dimensions : 35 x 25 mm Dimensions of the portrait : 21 x 18 mm
Art Deco Tutti Frutti clip brooch in 18 karat gold (750) and platinum (900). Brooch taking the form of a crescent moon, decorated with flowers stylized by petals carved with sapphires, rubies and emeralds, the pistil represented by single cut diamonds. This brooch is composed of fourteen rubies, seventeen sapphires, nine emeralds and fourteen diamonds. Art Deco brooch, in the style of Cartier Paris Tutti Frutti jewelry, circa 1925
Eagle head hallmark, dog head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Dimensions : 25 x 32 mm
Estimated weight of sapphires : 2.55 carats
Estimated weight of rubies : 2.10 carats
Estimated weight of emeralds : 0.90 carats
Estimated weight of diamonds: 0.28 carat
Retro ruby brooch in yellow gold 18 karats (750). Brooch composed of a bar decorated with three half-cylinders with enamelled black triangles and decorated with lines of rubies. Four chains set with rubies hold three pendants also enamelled with black triangles. The whole jewel has 86 faceted oval rubies, totaling approximately 1.21 carat. The suspended parts are mobile. Brooch from the Retro period, 1940s-1950s.
Owl hallmark, affixed afterwards.
Dimensions: 50 mm x 55 mm x 8.4 mm
Total weight of the rubies: 1,21 carat
Condition: small traces of soldering, some enamel jumps; slight oxidation
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 use
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.