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
Art Deco onyx jabot pin in platinum. Pin set with two cabochon-cut onyxes surrounded by 30 rose-cut diamonds. The jewel adopts a geometrical shape and colors typical of the Art Deco period. French Art Deco jabot pin, circa 1930.
Dog head hallmark
Total dimensions: 98 mm x 15 mm Dimensions of one design: 15 mm x 26 mm
Estimated diamond weight : 0,15 carat
Condition : fine traces of glue below onyx, scratches from use
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 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 carat
Condition : scratches from use. Visible with a loupe : a thin chip on the border of one diamond.
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
Art Deco diamond brooch in platinum and 18 karat white gold. With its straight geometric lines and openwork design, this octagonal brooch is in keeping with the typical trends of the Art Deco period. It is representative of the white jewellery that was in fashion at the time. The jewel is entirely paved with 77 old and rose-cut diamonds. One bigger diamond sits in the centre of the composition. This diamond weighs approximately 0.32 carat. Early 20th century jewel, circa 1920-1930.
Eagle head and dog head hallmarks
Dimensions: 17 mm x 49 mm
Estimated weight of the central diamond : 0.32 carat approximately
Total estimated weight of the diamonds : 1.80 carat
Art Deco Egyptomania bracelet in 18 karats white gold. This rare bangle bracelet is adorned with a large carnelian cabochon in the center, held on each side by a yellow gold palmette and enameled in black. The palmettes are set with eight rose-cut diamonds in a white gold beaded setting. The palmette motif is emblematic of the Egyptomania period of Art Deco. Bracelet of the 1930s, France.
Eagle head hallmark, LP goldsmith hallmark (maker for Cartier Paris), illegible signature.
Interior dimensions : 55 mm x 65 mm
Estimated weight of the carnelian : 18.64 carats
Estimated weight of the diamonds : 0.10 carat
Condition: scratches from use, slight deformation.
Diamonds flower cluster ring in white gold 18 karats. The bezel of the ring is openworked and forming short volutes simulating petals of a flower. In the centre, a brilliant-cut diamond is surrounded by eight rose-cut diamonds, all set with prongs. French jewel from the middle of the 20th century.
Eagle head hallmark
Finger size: 52 EU or 6.25 US (can be cut to size)
Diameter of the ring head : 13 mm
Estimated weight of the central diamond : 0.10 carat
Total estimated weight of the diamonds : 0.34 carat
Note : good condition of the diamonds
Condition : wears