Beautiful vintage French love token, in a rarer perfectly-proportioned ring version. Originally created by Alphonse Augis c. 1907, and inspired by a letter poet Rosemonde Gérard wrote to her husband, the writer Edmond Rostand, central medallion features a rebus reading "+ qu'hier - que demain" for the lines,

"Car, vois-tu, chaque jour je t'aime davantage,
Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier et bien moins que demain."

(For, you see, each day I love you more,
Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.)

The beautiful sentiment lends itself perfectly to a lover, a child, or a friend - on anniversaries, birthdays, or simply any day. We also love this piece as an engagement ring or placeholder for the couple looking to choose a ring together.

These love tokens are widely reproduced and imitated, but the quality of the Maison Augis medallions (always die struck and never cast) have made them a very collectible piece, even after over 100 years of production and many style variations. The rings are considerably harder to find than the pendants and make a wonderful addition to any collection.

This ring is a fairly rare authentic piece by Maison Augis, and considerably smaller in scale than many of the versions currently available on the vintage market. It is in good vintage condition, and effortlessly comfortable on the hand. Wear consistent with age and regular use is evident on the loss of detail to the wreath border and the face of the ring, as well as in the loss of the standard French hallmarks on the outside of the shank.

Details:
• 18k yellow gold, unstamped but tested, with the medallion signed on the face and on the reverse with both "A. Augis" and "Depose" (meaning the design is patented in France)
• Size 6 1/4 and could be resized within two sizes
• Face of ring measures 13.8mm wide, 11mm across, with a rise of 1.9mm; back of band measures 1.5mm wide and 0.8mm thick
• 3.0g