Antique enamel locket pendant in 18 karat (750) yellow gold. Antique opening pendant decorated on the front with a central band of two flowers on a honeycomb background. The centre is separated by two bands of blue enamel. The ends are decorated with bands of raised dots. The locket opens into a secret compartment that can hold one or two photographs. The back of the locket is in smooth, unengraved matt gold. Antique photo pendant, circa 1880, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and regional flower hallmark.
Dimensions: 35 x 25 mm
Condition: fine scratches from use, without protective glass
Large amethyst cross pendant in 18 karat (750) yellow gold and silver. Large religious cross to be worn as a pendant, set with 19 round facetted amethysts and paste white stones. Religious ceremonial jewellery, late 19th century, southern France or Italy.
Owl and swan hallmarks (French State hallmarks for 18 karat gold and silver).
Victorian reliquary garnet pendant. Antique pendant with a round garnet surrounded by natural pearls. The rest of the jewel is decorated with square garnets and black and white enamelled arabesques. The clasp takes the form of a bow, also set with garnets. A secret compartment opens at the back of the jewel to conceal a small sentimental object (protected by glass). Pendant from the second half of the 19th century, France, circa 1850.
Saint Esprit du Puy en Velay pendant in 18-karat (750) pink gold.This regional pendant is made of stamped gold leaf decorated with a stylized bird carrying three garnets as a pendant.The center of the jewel is also set with a garnet.Around it, the blue enameled decoration of the jewel has almost disappeared. The Holy Spirit is held at the top by a gold element forming a knot, set with nine garnets.This antique regional Holy Spirit pendant dates from the beginning of the 19th century, circa 1810, Auvergne, France.
Erased rooster hallmark (French state hallmark for 18 karat gold between 1809 and 1819).
Dimensions: 6 x 3 cm
Condition: missing enamels, a garnet replaced at the bottom, old welds at the back.
Victorian carnelian watch key pendant in 18 karat (750) rose. An antique watch key pendant, adorned with a large orange cornelian. The structure is rose gold, but the key is metal. Late 19th century jewelry, Victorian period.
Dimensions: 57 x 33 mm
Condition: Scratches from use on the metal. The key at the bottom is in metal.
Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold (375). Lovely compass pendant with an arrow turning on the cardinal points to indicate North. It is protected by glass. The compass is decorated all around with a gold chain motif (not flexible). England, Birmingham, 1900.
English hallmarks : Marine anchor (Birmingham), 9, 375, J.T and lower-case letter a (corresponding to the year 1900).
Antique French silver pendant (900 thousandths). Pendant set with paste white stone from South-East, Provence, France. The jewel is composed of a central openwork plate, holding three pendants and a foliage-decorated bail. Antique regional pendant, circa 1870, Provence, France.
Partially legible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Dimensions: 62 x 37 mm
Conditions : scratches and some wear on the stones.
Small enameled clasp pendant in 18 karat (750) gold. This Normandy clasp, in hollow gold. It is decorated with colored enamel: on one side, a red enameled flower framed by midnight-blue leaves, within a cartouche. The cartouche is surrounded by a jagged frieze; on the other side, the same motif […]
Victorian compass pendant in 9 karat gold (375). A very original compass-shaped pendant that can be rotated on itself, allowing it to be placed on the table to find North. Inside, an arrow rotates on the cardinal points.The compass is two-sided, with both sides protected by glass. It is decorated with a gold cord that holds the hoop. The North indication works. Made in England, Birmingham, 1891.
Marks: Marine anchor (Birmingham), R for 1891, MW.
Dimensions: 32 x 20 mm
Diameter: 20 mm
Condition: dust inside the compass, slight dents, wear light scratches on gold and glass.
Learn more: How does a compass work? A moving needle inside the compass reacts to a magnet, the Earth. Indeed, as our planet contains a lot of iron, it is magnetic, and the small moving needle inside the compass uses this to indicate the north-south direction. However, this only works if there are no other magnets near the compass. Note that the needle of a magnetic steel compass always points approximately north.
Edwardian garnet clover pendant in 18 karat (750) rose and yellow gold. Circular pendant featuring a three-leaf clover decorated with pear-cut garnets. The yellow gold leaves are chased. Antique pendant, circa 1910, France.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Augis St Christopher medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Octagonal medal depicting Saint Christopher helping the infant Jesus to cross a river. The reverse of the medal has no inscription. Religious pendant signed Augis, circa 1960, France
Eagle head hallmark and A.A for Augis goldsmith’s hallmark and A.Augis signature.
Theological point: in the Christian religion, Saint Christopher is a tall, strong man who settles on the banks of a tumultuous river. One day, a child comes along and the man decides to help him cross the river, carrying him on his shoulders. Gradually, the child becomes heavier and heavier to carry. The big man thought his time had come, so difficult was the crossing, but miraculously he reached the other bank. It was there that the child revealed his name and mission. This is why Saint Christopher is traditionally portrayed as a bent and exhausted man, sometimes leaning on his staff. He is the patron saint of travelers, soldiers and truckers.
Religious gold cross pendant in 18 karat gold (750). Christian cross pendant in hollow gold, decorated with chasing and a flower (in the center of the cross and on each side). Cross pendant, circa 1900/1920, France.
Partially inscribed eagle head hallmark (french hallmark for 18 karat gold).