Diamond estate golden 'I love you' pendant

OBJECT GROUP : pendants
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : France
STYLE : Vintage / Estate
PERIOD : 1950
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : Love
THEME : This jewel reads: + qu hier - que demain. This is inspired by a beautiful and romantic French poem by Rosemonde Gérard called 'Les Vieux', which was intended for Edmond Rostand. It comes from the sentence 'Et, comme chaque jour je t'aime davantage, Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier et bien moins que demain' and it means 'And because I love you more and more each day, today more than yesterday but less than tomorrow'. This jewel became very popular and is still considered today as a token of love. The words are ornated with diamonds and 3 Verneuil rubies.
MATERIAL : 18K bi-color gold (yellow and white), although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in white gold (could also be platinum). This finds it origin in a much older period where it was common for diamonds to be set in silver (see explanation on silver on gold).
DIAMONDS : 57 single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8) with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.20 crt.
PRECIOUS STONES : Three baguette cut Verneuil rubies
WEIGHT : 23.40 gram (15.05 dwt)
SIGNATURE : A.Augis, we did not look for further information on the maker’s name.
ENGRAVING : Two dates are engraved in the back: "19-7-1941" and "19-7-1966"
HALLMARKS : Illegible remains
CONDITION : Excellent condition - (click here for our condition scale)
MEASUREMENTS : Diameter approx: 3.41 cm (1.34 inch)


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