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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand
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Jeannette cross: Jeannette cross surmounted by a fleur-de-li…
See original version (French)
177
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Jeannette cross: Jeannette cross surmounted by a fleur-de-li…
See original version (French)
Estimate €160 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
Jeannette cross: Jeannette cross surmounted by a fleur-de-lis in yellow gold (750 parts per thousand). On one side, in the centre, the motif of the Holy Spirit, referring to the baptism of Christ; on the reverse, a flower. The branches are topped with a ball.
Eagle’s head hallmark.
Height including bail: 43 mm.
Width: 30 mm.
Weight: 2.9 g
The name ‘Jeannette’ is said to derive from the young maidservants who hired themselves out on St John’s Day and bought this piece of jewellery with their first wages, wearing it on a velvet ribbon.
Traditional French Jewellery. National Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts.
French Jewellery. Michael C.W. Fieggen.
See original version (French)
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