Flower enamel secret locket ring in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Antique ring with an oval bezel in blue enamelled guilloché on which is applied a silver flower set with eight rose-cut diamonds. A secret compartment is hidden under the bezel, allowing to slip a souvenir. Antique ring dating from the late 19th century.
Memento mourning ring in rose gold 14 karats (585). Memento mourning ring in navette shape. Under a bulging glass is an oval tray circled with gold bearing the initials JO for John Olding, embellished with half fine pearls. The medallion is set on a hairline background in a blue enamel surround with white dots. The shoulders, ring and underside of the plate are chiseled. On the reverse, the ring is inscribed: “Rev’d John Olding Oct 7, 1785 AE: 63”, indicating the identity of the person to whom this ring paid tribute. Antique mourning ring, called Memento ring, dating from the late 18th century, England.
This mourning ring is an English ring made in honor of Reverend John Olding (1722-1785), who died at the age of 63.
Ring acid tested with 14 karat gold
Finger size : 51 EU or 5.5 US (change is possible)
Dimensions of the ring head : 34 mm x 18 mm
Condition : scratches from use, two pearls out of their medallion, some lacks in the enamel
Georgian portrait swivel ring in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Antique ring with pivoting bezel, decorated with pansies and a portrait of a young woman. The miniatures are painted on mother-of-pearl and circled in black and gold. Swivel sentiment ring from the late 18th century, France.
Marked with a cock’s head facing left, open beak, between 1798 and 1809.
Finger size: 60.5 EU or 9.25 (can be cut to size on request at the risk of losing the hallmark).
Note: the pivoting bezel works.
Condition: scratches, small piece of glass inside the ring.
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 carat
Georgian mourning hair ring in 9k pink gold. An antique locket ring keeping a braid of hair enclosed behind glass crystal. It is framed by a halo of 16 seed pearls and the settings is formed by two separated strands adorned with an openwork pattern. Jewel from the beginning of the 19th century, circa 1810-1830.
Trefoil hallmark (French State hallmark for 9-karat gold)
Finger size: 53 EU or 6.5 US (adjustment possible)
Ring Head Size: 11 x 11mm
Condition: old trace of size adjustment, wears on the glass, indentations behind the head of the ring.
Weight: 2.11 gr
Hair jewellery was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Jewellery with compartments made it possible to keep a lock of hair of a lover or a missing person (later it will be the photograph). It can be a medallion or a ring for example. There are also jewels made from hair, such as necklaces, chains, bracelets and rings. These hair jewels are worked like textiles: they are woven, embroidered, twisted. A whole craft industry developed around this new fashion, which lasted until the end of the 19th century.
Reliquary pearl bracelet in 18 karat (750) rose gold. The bracelet is composed of two rows of cultured pearls linked by a gold cruciform element. In the center of the bracelet, a rectangular gold element holds a lock of hair, protected by a curved glass. The clasp is with a gold stick, which is passed through a ring. Antique reliquary bracelet, late 19th century.
French owl hallmarks on various parts of the bracelet (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Total length: 19.5 cm
Dimensions of central element: 24 x 15 mm
Diameter of beads: 3.4 mm
Steel-cut hair comb. This antique comb has five blond horn teeth. The top part slopes down and is decorated with a line of faceted steel-cut flowers. Antique hair comb, perfect for wedding hair accessories. Head jewel, France, early 19th century.
Dimensions: 7,5 cm x 8,5 cm
Condition: slight scratches, central flower moves slightly
Weight : 18.58 gr
Further info : In the 19th century dictionary of techniques: “Steel, thanks to its hardness, is susceptible to a beautiful polish; one forms very finely faceted half-pearls from it, and these steel points are riveted one against the other on silver-plated copper plates pierced with a thousand holes, which reproduce in silhouette the arrangements one wishes to execute.”
Victorian double snake ring in yellow gold 18 karats (750) and silver. This ring is made by two snakes wrapping around the finger. The heads of the two reptiles are surmounted by a Dutch rose-cut diamond. The heads are delicately chiselled and come to rest on the two rows formed by the body of the animal. Antique ring, France, Victorian period, late 19th Century.
Eagle head hallmark
Finger size : 63 EU or 10.25 US (can be resized)
Dimensions of the design : 11.7 x 18 mm Width of the head : 10 mm
Edwardian blue chalcedony earrings in 18-karat yellow gold (750). Long earrings set with a cabochon and a blue-tinted chalcedony drop. The reverse of the clasp is decorated with a flower. Clips earrings from the early 20th century., Edwardian period.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Dimensions: 38 x 7 mm
Note: for non-pierced ears, clip earrings.
Condition: Fine scratches from use, small traces of tin at the back.
Georgian paste marquise ring in 18 karat gold (750) and silver marquise ring. This large antique marquise-type ring features an oval head adorned with an opalescent glass plaque, onto which green paste stones have been set, forming a flower at the center of the jewel. A line of white paste stones surrounds the central plaque, they exhibits a common trick called the “black spot” which was when a hole was cut at the back of the foil behind the paste. This showed the black spot that was meant to imitate the culet on an old mine cut diamond. The ring’s band is decorated with two delicate ridges at the shoulder. Georgian period, circa 1820, France.
Hibou and swan hallmarks (French state hallmarks for 18-karat gold).
Finger size: 58 EU or 8.25 US (resizing possible)
Setting dimensions: 35 x 18 mm
Condition: The yellow gold ring is probably not from origin; antique tin soldering; usual wears on gold and stones.
Antique garnet and enamel ring in 18 karat (750) antique rose gold. Ring with a round pink garnet in a claw setting forming a corolla. The ring is decorated with fine scrolls on a black enamel background. Antique 19th century ring.
Owl hallmark (french State hallmarks for 18-karat gold)
Georgian Silesian iron bracelet. Woven wire bracelet, decorated with a large flower, the heart centered on a faceted nail. A circular spiral pendant hangs from the flower. Antique bracelet, circa 1798/1800, Silesia, (region extending over parts of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic) Dimensions: 7 cm (including pendant) x 22 […]