Art Nouveau
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500,00€Antique diamond wedding ring in 18 karat yellow gold (750) and platinum. Antique ring set with eight old-cut diamonds with a platinum setting. The ring consists of two lines whose ends meet in the centre, on which the diamonds are set. Antique ring, first half of the 20th century.
Owl and mascaron hallmark (later add), Illegible numbers inside the ring.
Finger size: 56 EU or 7.5 US (can be cut to size)
Max. ring width : 3.5 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.08 carat
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 2.51 gr
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950,00€Saint Christopher DROPSY medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Art Nouveau medal depicting Saint Christopher helping the infant Jesus to cross a river. The reverse bears the initials “CE” and the inscription “11 June 1914”. Antique religious medal, circa 1910, Emile Dropsy, France.
Eagle head hallmark, goldsmith’s hallmark, signed E.Dropsy.
Dimensions (with clasp): 25 mm x 19 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 2.50 gr
About Emile Dropsy (1848-1923): a French engraver and medal-maker, Emile Dropsy finished his studies at the age of thirty and began making medals under the guidance of Ferdinand Levillain. For a long time, he devoted himself to creating religious medals, which were very popular with the public.
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
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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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530,00€Pendant stained glass enamel in yellow gold 18 karats. Circular medallion decorated with translucent enamel or “plique-a-jour”. The decorative enamel pattern consists of a coat of arms in the center, decorated with small blue and green diamonds. It is surrounded by yellow and orange flames. Medallion pendant mid 20th century, in an Art Nouveau style.
Eagle’s head hallmark and partially legible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Dimensions : 38 mm (including the clasp) x 30 mm
Condition : Light wears
Weight : 5.12 gr
*L’écrin ancien n’est pas vendu avec le bijou*
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1150,00€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*
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330,00€Heart lucky charm pendant in yellow gold 18 karats. This yellow gold pendant is in the shape of heart, it is hollow, and decorated with a four-leaf clover in slightly green gold.
Pendant lucky charm from the late victorian period, early Edwardian (beginning of 20th century).
Eagle head hallmark
Dimensions : 25 mm (including the clasp) x 17 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 0,94 gr
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500,00€Jugendstil enamelled brooch in silver (800). Antique triangular brooch forming a stylised butterfly. The jewel is centered of a faceted purple glass imitating the amethyst. The brooch is also enamelled, taking the colors of a gradient going from the light pink to the purple. The three enameled bands frame the central stone. The brooch has the lines of the German Art Nouveau period, the Jugendstil. On the reverse, the jewel bears a monogram MM. German Art Nouveau brooch, Jugendstil jewel, probably from Pforzheim, circa 1915.
Hallmark 800, unknown German jeweler’s mark “MM”
Size: 1.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Note: the fastening system works
Condition: scratches and chips to the center stoneWeight : 4.66 gr