Gold and pearls cherry pendant “Léonie”

Description

This new TransfÓ or transformation signed ÓNÍSÌ PARIS is an old tie pin from the Bonaparte era in yellow gold forming a cherry pattern whose fruits are represented by 2 fine pearls. The leaves are delicately chiseled in gold and green and the jewel held in place by a mobile rose gold bail. A piece that is both characteristic of the late nineteenth century by its pattern, and timeless by the simplicity of its design.
Length: 1.6cm with bail, 1.1cm without.
Width: 1.2cm
Weight: 0.50g
This unique piece had a previous life in France.

The story: the so-called “Bonaparte” period jewelry is jewelry from the end of the nineteenth century characterized by the recurrence of certain distinctive motifs: yellow and pink gold, the chiseling of gold in scrolls or arabesques, the engraving of plant motifs and fine pearls. Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, was particularly fond of them and they can be found in many pieces of jewelry of the time, including pendants, medallions, rings and sleeper earrings.