Antique Swiss Circa 1790 18k Yellow Gold Screw Open Egg Vinaigrette

Material: Solid 14k Yellow Gold Weight: 4.1 Grams Overall Height: 19.0mm (0.75") Overall Width: 15.58mm (0.61") (outside at base) Inside Diameter: 11.28mm to 13.54mm (approx.) Condit...

Material: 14k Solid Yellow Gold Weight: 5.12 Grams Overall Height: 29.31mm (1.15") (including bail) Overall Width: 11.51mm (0.45") (at base - wheel to wheel) Jump Ring Diameter: 3.9m...

Material: Solid High Karat Yellow Gold Weight: 3.22 Grams Overall Diameter: 10mm (0.39") (approx.) Inside Diameter: 7.9mm (0.31") Hallmark: Tiffany & Co. Condition: Original finish ...

Material: Solid 18k Yellow Gold European Weight: 28.21 Grams Type: Textured Bead Ball Bracelet Length: Measure 7.25" Next to a Ruler. Will comfortably fit up to 6.75" wrist (measured...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 1800s 18k yellow gold vinaigrette; an addition to our collection of gold boxes and cases. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique 1...

This beautiful antique Victorian folding ball locket pendant is masterfully crafted in solid 18-karat gold. The design features a ribbed spherical form tha...

14K Yellow Gold Globe Charm This elegant globe charm captures the beauty of the world with intricate detailing and a polished finish. Symbolizing exploration, adventure, and global...

Large, stunning granulated antique French Etruscan Revival locket with the original, equally spectacular large chain. The oval locket exquisitely decorated with a technique known as granulation, where a tiny gold bead is individually applied to a surface to form a geometric pattern. Done entirely by hand and requiring a master goldsmith, this technique is thought to have originated in Sumer approximately 5000 years ago. The Etruscans mastered the process in the first millennium B.C and closely guarded its secret, becoming celebrated for creating some of the most beautiful and technically advanced gold jewelry ever made. Condition: This piece is in very good condition retaining the original interior crystal, the hinges work very well and are precisely calibrated to stay open in place when desired. The back of the locket shows normal wear with just the slightest waviness. The chain is in excellent condition. Composed as a pendant locket on its original chain, the oval gold links reeded on the interior and applied chain link on the exterior, the oval locket decorated with twisted wirework circles and fine applied granulation patterns, suspended from a long bale with quatrefoil granulation. Hinged on the side, opening to reveal a hinged glass panel for a personal memento. French assay mark and maker's mark partially obscured Confident attribution to Fontenay based on partial hallmark and similar published examples. References: Wartski for gold enamelled locket on chain necklace, sold archives; DSF for gold enamelled locket pendant of similar workmanship and design. Fontenay pieces retaining the original chain which may be worn on its own are rare and desirable. Eugene Fontenay...