Antique mourning locket pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Important locket pendant enamelled in black – including the bail – and set with two onyx plates. The medallion opens and bears the inscriptions “souvenir de mon excellente mère” (in memory of my excellente mother) and “26 septembre 1869”. A photo and a lock of hair can be slipped inside the jewel and protected by glass vent. It is a jewel of feeling, a jewel of mourning to remember a loved one who has passed away. The locket feels rich in hand with its substantial weight (22.5g) and its large size. Antique locket, French Second Empire period, Victorian period, France.
Owl hallmark
Dimensions (including the clasp) : 50 x 30 mm
Condition : some parts of the enamel were restored, 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.
Small serrated hoop earrings in yellow gold 18 karats. Pre-owned hoop earrings with a serrated frieze decorating the inside of the earring. Vintage earrings.
Wishing well charm pendant in yellow gold 18 karats. This charm is a wishing well or a love well pendant of the 20th century. Sing with to find your true love like Snow White.
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.
Vintage coral pearl necklace made of 101 coral pearls. This vintage necklace closes with an 18 karat yellow gold clasp, circular shape, decorated with a large coral button of 11.7 mm diameter. Vintage necklace from the first half of the 20th Century.
Partially erased eagle head hallmark, mark 750.
Total length: 52 cm
Diameter of the pearls: from 4.45 to 9.6 mm
Georgian diamond portrait ring in rose gold 18 karats and silver 800 thousandth. Antique ring composed of a hexagonal bezel enclosing a lady’s portrait. The miniature portrait is painted on ivory, it is highlighted by a surround of thirty rose-cut diamonds in a silver setting. The basket is beautifully crafted, decorated with scrolls in cartouches corresponding to the hexagonal shape of the jewel. This ring is a transformable piece of jewellery. The bezel can be removed by means of a pin located at the basket.
It is likely that the portrait, once removed from the ring, could be worn as a brooch or pendant by fitting it to another suitable structure.
Antique Victorian solitaire diamond ring in 18 karat pink gold. Engagement ring with an old mine cut diamond of ovale form with for large claws. Shoulders with three strands and small volutes under the diamond. Antique solitaire diamond ring, late 19th century, Victorian period.
Jewel tested with 18 karat gold acids
Finger size: 55 EU or 7.25 US (can be changed)
Height of the bezel: 5 mm
Characteristic of the diamond : Shape-size: oval-antique
Dimensions : 3.76 x 4.40 x 3.28 mm
Weight : 0.34 carat approximately
Colour: I/J
Clarity: VVSI
Trilogy tourmaline ring in white gold 18 karats (750). Ring centred with an important pink tourmaline, also called rubellite, rectangular fancy cut. The rubellite has a beautiful raspberry-pink colour with a dark red undertone. The gem is framed by two fancy-cut green tourmalines, also called verdelites. French ring, circa 1990, Parisian work.
Eagle head hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Finger size : 54 UE or 6.75 US (possible sizing)
Dimensions of the ring head : 12 x 14 x 6 mm
Estimated rubellite weight : 3.52 carat
Estimated weight of the verdelites : 0.39 carat each
Condition : Scratches from use
Weight : 7 gr
Gemological point: Tourmaline is a gemstone that can present all the colours of the rainbow. Here are the names of some particular tourmalines: rubellite (bright pink to red), dravite (yellow to brown), verdelite (light to dark green), indicolite (deep indigo blue), shörl (black), elbaite: multicoloured, watermelon tourmaline (green and pink) and finally archite: (colourless) A gem such as Paraiba tourmaline, with a neon blue or turquoise colour and a hint of green, can sometimes be very valuable due to its great rarity.
French antique religious cross in rose gold 18 karats (750 ). Large religious cross called “Jeannette cross” in hollow gold. The arms of the cross are smooth, on one side the edges are faceted and the other not, they are elegantly decorated at the ends of an arabesque pattern. In […]