Windsurfer gold pendant. Pendant featuring a windsurfer in 18 karat gold. This vintage pendant depicts a sportsman on a windsurfing board. Vintage pendant, circa 2000, France. Sport jewelry collection.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Height: 25 mm
Width: 16 mm
Condition: fine signs of wear
Weight: 1.82 gr
More information : Windsurfing emerged in the late 1960s, and France became the country where windsurfing developed the most, initially thanks to its pioneering and historical promoters (Patrick Carn, Charles Daher, Pierre-Yves Gires, Yves Loisance). Windsurfing became an Olympic sport in 1984, in Los Angeles.
Antique baseball medal in 935 thousandths silver. Former 5 franc coin transformed into a medal inscribed with “1ER BASEBALL EN FRANCE”, “CHAMPION OSAKA”. On the medal, two crossed baseball bats under a ball. Below, the date “1977”. On the reverse, the French sower from old coins. Jewelry from the 1970s, France. Sport jewelry collection.
Height (including the bale): 40 mm
Width: 28 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight: 12.69 gr
More information : Baseball made its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm as a demonstration sport. It wasn’t until 80 years later, in Barcelona, that it became an Olympic sport. It will not be represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics but will be present at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Soccer ball pendant in 18 karat gold (750). This sports-themed pendant is shaped like a soccer ball. Vintage French pendant, circa 2000. Sport jewelry collection.
Hallmarked with an eagle’s head (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and maker’s mark.
Height (including bail): 15 mm
Width: 10 mm
Condition: signs of wear
Weight: 0.82 gr
More information : Soccer, known as football in many countries, originated in the late 19th century, with its International Federation, FIFA, founded in 1904.
Basketball pendant in 800 silver. This sports-themed pendant features a basketball with grooves and small dots. Basketball was invented in December 1891 in the United States. Vintage pendant, circa 2000. Sport jewelry collection.
More information : The first European game was played in 1893 in Paris, in the Montmartre district, home to the YMCA headquarters and the oldest basketball court in the world.
Riding helmet pendant in 18 karat yellow gold (750). This pendant represents an equestrian helmet, also known as a “toque,” though it is increasingly referred to as a helmet. It is decorated with grooves. The helmet is the protection that riders wear on their heads for horseback riding. Vintage pendant, circa 1980, France. Sport jewelry collection
Hallmarked with an eagle’s head (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Antique perfume bottle pendant in glass and 18 karat (750) rose gold. Glass perfume bottle imitating red jasper. The upper part of the bottle is made of rose gold, a lid opens onto a small glass stopper and a mobile clasp allows it to be hung as a pendant. Antique pendant from the early 19th century, France.
Ram head hallmark (active between 1819-1838, french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
“Star of Love” parchment pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. Parchment-shaped pendant decorated with a star set with a round synthetic ruby, accompanied by the words “Étoile d’amour” (Star of Love) in relief. The reverse side of the medal is undecorated. Vintage Étoile d’Amour medal, circa 1970.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and French maker’s mark.
Height (with clasp): 23 mm Width: 13 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 1.13 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
Lucky 13 pendant enameled in 18 karat yellow gold. Heart-shaped pendant decorated with the number 13 enameled in midnight blue. Lucky pendant from the 1920s, France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Victorian silver girandole pendant in silver 800. A girandole pendant forming a large knot holding three drops in the style of late 18th-century jewelry. The entire piece is set with white paste stones on foils. Victorian period, circa 1860-1880, France.
Victorian micro-mosaic cross pendant in 18 karat gold. Cross pendant with micro-mosaic decoration featuring the words “PAX DEI” meaning “Peace of God” in Latin. In the center, a cross surrounded by two doves, and below, an anchor, an ear of wheat and white flowers. The micro-mosaic decoration is surrounded by a gold-beaded frieze. On the reverse, the cross is inscribed “Xbre M.R.R à M.R.C, 1868”. The anchor is a symbol of hope, but also of early Christianity. The wheat symbolizes Christ, who dies in order to be reborn; and the white flowers symbolize purity and the Virgin Mary. Christian religious pendant, dated 1868, made in Italy for France.
Italian hallmark: crossed keys and miter (active from 1815 to 1870) and eagle head hallmark.
Height (including bezel): 6.5 cm Width: 3.7 cm
Condition: the cross has been restored with a transparent resin to prevent the micro-mosaic from disappearing. This ensures legibility, but is not definitive and can be removed.
Weight : 11.05 gr
More informations : The “Peace of God” is a medieval movement whose origins date back to the 10th century and was intended to impose and guarantee peace for both religious and social reasons. It was mentioned on Italian Grand Tour objects in the 19th century.
Étoile d’Amour medal in 18 karat rose gold (750). Medal from the 1960s, decorated with a shooting star set with a flying synthetic ruby above the words “Étoile d’amour” (Star of Love). The reverse of the medal is not engraved. Vintage sentimental jewelry, France, 60’s.
Eagle head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.
Gold Normandy Saint Esprit pendant in 18 karat gold. Originally from Normandy, it features a dove with its head down, holding an olive branch in its beak. The bird hangs from a bow richly decorated with white paste stones, imitating diamonds. Red and green faceted glass adorns the olive branch at the bottom. A flat ring on the reverse of the pendant allows it to be worn on a velvet chain or ribbon. Norman regional catholic pendant, France, circa 1850.