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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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Cufflinks rugby Charles Tyrwhitt in sterling silver (925). Pair of cufflinks shaped like rugby balls, in their original box. Codified for the first time in 1846 in England, rugby spread worldwide in the 1850s. Mixing with local practices, various forms of football such as Gaelic football in Ireland, Australian rules football, Canadian football, and American football emerged throughout the second half of the 19th century. Cufflinks, circa 2000, Charles Tyrwhitt, England. Sport jewelry collection.
Hallmark: 925 and Charles Tyrwhitt signature.
Dimensions: 18 x 22 mm
Note : sold with its original box
Condition: minor scratches from useWeight: 12.07 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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250,00€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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300,00€Antique round gold clasp in 18-karat (750) rose gold. Jewel from the 19th century.
Owl hallmark (French State hallmark for 18-karat gold).
Length: 25 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 2.63 gr
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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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460,00€Natural pearl and diamond tie pin in platinum. Antique men’s tie pin featuring a pear-shaped natural pearl. The pearl is at the center of a platinum frame forming a heart set with five rose-cut diamonds. The pin is sold in its original Russell’s limited case. Early 20th century tie pin, Belle Epoque, England, Liverpool.
Mascaron hallmark (French import hallmark for platinum).
Dimensions: 7.7 cm
Design dimensions: 11 x 10 mm
Pearl dimensions: 6.7 x 7 mmNote: sold in its original case
Weight : 2.50 gr
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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.
A2 hallmark, sterling silver (925) mark.
Dimensions: 19.7 x 14.5 mm
Eilat cabochon diameter: 10 mm
Weight : 12.20 gr
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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.”