Romantic French gold pendant from the fifties

Antique jewelry object group: pendants
Country of origin: France
Style: Fifties (of the twentieth century) - (styles overview)
Period: ca. 1950 (events and facts in 1950)
Source of inspiration: love and romance
Theme: +qu hier et - que demain - 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.
Material: 18K bi-color (yellow and white) gold, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in white gold. This finds it origin in a much older period (see explanation on silver on gold). - (precious metals)
Diamonds: five single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8) with a total estimated weight of approx. 0.05 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
Precious stones: lab produced rubies (also called verneuil rubies). - (precious stones)
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and ruby for July. - (general birthstones explanation)
Monogram: A.A. (stands for A.Augis)
Hallmarks: The French control mark for 18K gold representing an eagle's head that was in use in France from about 1838. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Dimensions: Diameter 2.32 cm (0.91 inch)
Weight: 5.20 gram (3.34 dwt)

ReferenceNº: 08305-4167

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