Romantic Vintage Médaille d'Amour Pendant

A beautiful vintage French love token, in a unique textured heart version complete with personalized inscription on the reverse. Originally created by Alphonse Augis c.1907, and inspired by a letter poet Rosemonde Gérard wrote to her husband, the writer Edmond Rostand, the pendant 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 placeholder for the couple looking to choose a ring together, or a special gift on your wedding day.

These love tokens are widely reproduced and imitated, but the quality of the Maison Augis pendants (always die struck and never cast) have made them a very collectible piece, even after over 100 years of production and many style variations.

Details:
• 18k yellow gold (with white gold “+”), with French quality marks and Maison Augis trademark
• One natural diamond, three baguette cut synthetic rubies
• 19.3mm wide, 23.3mm long
• 2.5g
• Reverse engraved, “D-M.C”
• Please select from the drop-down menu, all chains are new-stock 10k gold curb link, as pictured in all but last three photos (these fancy chains are available for purchase in the St. Eloi Collection)
• Please note that the oval bail on this pendant has previously been cut - it is currently secure, but for everyday wear we recommend having it soldered by your local jeweller