Heart-shaped pendant love medal with the quote “+ that yesterday – than tomorrow” from Augis, French jeweller
Augis heart pendant
Description
Augis heart pendant “Moret than yesterday, less than tomorrow” in 18 karat yellow and grey gold. The pendant is in the shape of two entwined hearts, the openwork heart in yellow gold, the other heart worked in grey mat gold. The “+” sign is highlighted by polished white gold, while two synthetic rubies symbolize the “-” sign. French work from the 1970s.
Hallmark 750 and Augis goldsmith’s mark on the bail.
Height with bail: 19 mm
Height: 16mm
Width: 13mm
Weight: 1 gr
This Love medal mentioning the quote taken from a letter from Rosmonde Gérard, the poet, to his love Edmond Rostand, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac: “Because, do you see, every day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and much less than tomorrow. “. Inspired by these two lovers, Alphonse Augis takes up these lines in his “love medals” by condensing them into “+ than yesterday – than tomorrow”.
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