750 thousandth yellow gold "capucine" cross and runner, with five conical, gadrooned ferrules highlighted with black enamel, set with rose-cut diamonds, the domed back. The arms are set with diamond-cut fillets forming squares. The openwork bezel is set with a diamond. The cruciform rim, also highlighted by a conical, gadrooned ferrule in black enamel, set with rose-cut diamonds, the convex back. Provence, 1809-1819 Marked with a rooster's head turned to the right and an eagle's head on the cross and frame. Height of the cross: 10 cm - Height of the setting: 4.5 cm Gross weight with ribbon: 54.5 g (Accidents, missing enamel and restorations) Similar models: Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires, N°inventaire 79.36.1 et 01.1.756.

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