Null a gold set (ram's head hallmark) : Paris 1809-1838, in its hoof case compri…
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a gold set (ram's head hallmark) : Paris 1809-1838, in its hoof case comprising a necklace, two earrings and two links for transformation - 27.70 g

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a gold set (ram's head hallmark) : Paris 1809-1838, in its hoof case comprising a necklace, two earrings and two links for transformation - 27.70 g

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[RESTORATION PERIOD] Set consisting of a diadem comb, necklace and earrings adorned with oval and pear-shaped amethysts surrounded by a floret grenetis. The articulated necklace set in 18k yellow gold (ram's head hallmark, 1819-1838) is composed of twenty-one stones, seven of which hold a pear-shaped pendant stone. The whole is set in a diamond-shaped claw setting. The ratchet clasp is concealed under one of the stones (one stone mounted upside down, possible gouging, one joint to be re-soldered). The earrings in 18k yellow gold (ram's head hallmark, 1819-1838) are composed of two oval and pear-cut stones. (One pendant needs re-soldering, possible re-dorure). The vermeil tiara, mounted on a comb, is decorated with scrolls and filigree flowers surmounted by a row of twenty-seven stones (two missing at the right end, some areas to be reinforced). FRENCH work, very typical of Parisian jewelry design under the Restoration. Master goldsmith's hallmark: probably FD and two ermines. Gross weight of necklace: 58 g - Gross weight of tiara: 130 g - Gross weight of earrings: 4 g Necklace length: 40 cm - Pendant height: 3.1 cm - Tiara size: 13 x 19 cm Contained in a gilded red cardboard box. (Two amethysts extra) Commentary: As the box is not known, it is not certain that this set is complete, as it may have been reassembled. Similar pieces to compare: - Queen Marie-Amélie amethyst set by MELLERIO - Half-set with amethyst, circa 1830, kept at the Musée des Châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau under inventory number M.M.51.2.155-157. - Gold and amethyst set, circa 1820/30, held at the Petit Palais under inventory number ODUT1955 Exhibitions with similar pieces: - Romantic jewelry, 1820-1850. La parure à l'époque de George Sand : autour des collections du musée des Arts décoratifs", Paris, Musée de la Vie romantique, May 3 - October 1, 2000. - Bijoux des deux Empires, mode et sentiments, 1804-1870", Rueil-Malmaison, Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, October 20, 2004 - February 28, 2005. - Cartier, le style et l'Histoire" at the Grand Palais, December 4, 2013 - February 16, 2014.