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320,00€Cameo biscuit porcelain tie pin in 18 karats gold. Antique pin decorated with a biscuit porcelain portrait of a man (unglazed porcelain, which gives it a velvety, matte appearance akin to the texture of marble), closed-set. Early 20th century jewelry.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height: 67 mm
Design dimensions: 15 x 12 mmCondition: very slight wear
Weight : 2 gr
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750,00€Square diamond cufflinks in 18 karat yellow gold. Pair of square cufflinks set with four diamonds (0.02 ct each). The gold is brushed. The mobile part is decorated with diamond-tipped motifs at the ends. Modern cufflink, circa 1970.
Owl hallmark, 750 hallmar (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Square motif dimensions: 9 x 9 mm
Length: 2 cm
Total estimated diamond weight: 0.16 caratCondition: fine wear scratches
Weight : 6.17 gr
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2300,00€Retro French sapphire lapel clip in 18 karat gold. Cylindrical and geometric lapel clip decorated with a line of four calibrated synthetic sapphires. This lapel clip can be worn on a jacket or as a brooch. Dating from the Retro period and designed in the style of Mauboussin, it was made by Louis Heissler, circa 1935/1940 in France.
Eagle head hallmark and hallmark of the Louis Heissler workshop, which worked for Mauboussin from the 1940s to the 1960s, numbered.
Dimensions: 32 x 22 mm
Estimated sapphire weight: 0.08 carat
Condition: light scratches from use
Weight : 10.69 gr
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560,00€Art Nouveau double hair pin in silver. Art Nouveau pin composed of a rose quartz and a violet quartz (amethyst) in drop form, placed on either side of a silver stem. Both crystals are encircled by silver flowers. This important pin was most likely used to adorn a hairstyle, such as a chignon. Antique double pin, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900, France.
Boar hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Length: 12 cm
Quartz dimensions: 3 x 1.5 cmNote: one end screws onto the stem
Condition: crack on one quartzWeight : 24.03 gr
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740,00€Gold Victorian wedding hair pins. This pair of pins consists of two two-prong combs in blond organic material and a twisted-effect element in 18 karat gold. Sold as a pair. France, late 19th century.
True head jewels, these late 19th-century hair accessories will adorn and sublimate your wedding chignon and add a romantic finishing touch.
Eagle head and goldsmith hallmarks
Height: 9.5 cm Width: 2.1 cm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 3.96 gr each
Unit price : 340 €
A smaller pair of the same model is available to complete a set of 4 hairpins (last photo).
To view them, click here.Learn more about antique hairstyles: from the 19th to the 20th century, women styled their hair with tendrils (twists plastered on the forehead) and curls framing each side of the face. They added to their hairstyle a comb, flowers, leaves, or ribbons adorned with jewelry.
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200,00€Art Deco onyx cufflinks in silver. Pairs of onyx cufflinks, oval-shaped, decorated with a paste stone imitating diamond in the center. Mounted on silver, they are matched by two collar buttons. The set is sold in its original leather case. Pair of cufflinks, early 20th century, Art Deco, France.
Boar hallmark and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Cufflink dimensions: 15 x 11 mm
Dimensions of collar buttons: 9 x 6 mmNote : sold in the original box
Condition: oxidized, small missing part behind one of the cufflinksCufflinks weight: 4.22 gr
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700,00€Antique gold wedding hairpins in 18 karats gold and blond organic material. These hairpins are composed of two teeth made of blonde organic material and a twisted-effect element in 18 karat gold (750). Sold as a pair. Wedding hairpins from the late 19th century, France.
Genuine head jewels, these late 19th-century hair accessories will adorn and enhance your wedding bun, giving it a romantic final touch. These antique gold pins will be perfect for a religious event or an anniversary.
Height: 8 cm
Width: 1.5 cmNote: these pins are sold as a pair
Condition: small chip on one of the tips of one of the pinsWeight: 2.1 gr and 2 gr
A larger pair of the same model is available to complete a set of 4 hairpins (last photo).
To view them, click here.More about hairstyles: From the 19th to the 20th century, women styled their hair with “accroche-coeurs” (twists pinned to the forehead) and curls framing each side of the face. They adorned their hairstyles with combs, flowers, leaves, or ribbons adorned with jewelry.
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700,00€Large enameled regional heart clasp in 18 karat gold (750). This regional clasp, in hollow gold, is rectangular in shape. It is richly decorated with colored enamel motifs: on one side, an enameled flower blossoms in the center of a coat of arms, surrounded by two blue and green pansies in a cartouche. The cartouche is surrounded by a frieze of enameled fleurons and oval shapes; on the other side, two flaming hearts resting on two intersecting horns of plenty, enameled blue and red, within a cartouche. The cartouche is surrounded by a frieze of dots on a blue background. Regional clasp from Normandy, French sentimental jewelry from the mid-19th century.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold), France.
Clasp dimensions: 14 x 29 mm
Condition: scratches from use, missing enamel, slight dents
Weight : 1.38 gr
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1,00€Art Nouveau silver cufflinks. Pair of oblong cufflinks decorated with sinuous wave motifs. These motifs are typical of the Art Nouveau period. The buttons are linked by a fine chain. Pair of cufflinks, men’s jewelry, circa 1910, France. Boar hallmark (french state hallmark for silver) and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark. Button […]
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180,00€Taxco style silver cufflinks. Pair of cufflinks decorated with a geometric motif and a cabochon-cut Eilat stone (stone composed of chrysocolla, turquoise and malachite). Cufflinks from the 1950s, probably Mexico or USA.
Swann hallmark, A2 hallmark, sterling silver (925) mark.
Dimensions: 19.7 x 14.5 mm
Eilat cabochon diameter: 10 mm
Weight : 12.20 gr
Further information : Eilat stone is a semi-precious stone originating from the Eilat region in Israel, composed of minerals such as malachite, azurite, turquoise, and chrysocolla. It displays a range of colors from green to blue and is used in the crafting of jewelry and art objects.
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480,00€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.”
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400,00€Large Art Nouveau horn comb. Large Art Nouveau seven-tooth comb in blond horn with floral decoration. It depicts a cherry blossom branch, a very common motif in the Art Nouveau period, influenced by Japanese art. Chignon comb signed E. Birkel, circa 1900.
E. Birkel signature.
Height : 10.5 cm
Width : 13.5 cmCondition : wears of use
Weight : 19 gr