Gold ingot pendant “Vanyel”

Description

Sublime pendant from the 70s in 18 carat gold featuring a gold bar, engraved with the inscriptions 750 gold, 1976. A shimmering unisex piece to wear on a medium-sized chain, alone or layered.
Length: 2.5cm with bail, 2cm without
Width: 0.6cm
Weight: 0.69g
Eagle Hallmark
This unique piece had a previous life in France.

The story: From the 1970s onwards, French jewellery saw the emergence of a more refined aesthetic, influenced by contemporary design and a taste for frank and minimal shapes. The ingot pendants, stamped with a 750 gold hallmark and a date, embody this modern spirit: a direct and assumed celebration of the precious material, without superfluous ornaments. Often worn as amulets of prosperity or given to mark a success — a diploma, a birthday, a birth — these small gold bars became sign jewels, both symbolic and elegant in their simplicity.