Vintage Matte Gold Amoureux de Peynet French Heart Pendant

Collector Vintage French Pendant depicting the "Amoureux de Peynet".

Raymond Peynet was a French cartoonist who was born in Paris in 1908. He is known for having created the couple of lovers "les amoureux de Peynet" in 1942 which he represented through a variety of mediums, including ceramics, posters, jewelry, postcards, and postage stamps.

It is gold plated with a matte finish, and has a shiny bevelled edge going all around at the front.

The back holds the inscription "Les Amoureux de Peynet, gravés par Contaux", which means "the Peynet lovers, engraved by Contaux", Contaux being the manufacturer.

Details:

The pendant dates from the 1970s. It is stamped with the French hallmark for 18k gold plating at the jump loop.

French vintage and antique platings are typically made of 20 to 40microns of 18k gold while nowadays only 3 to 5microns is enough for a jewel to qualify as gold plated. Vintage/Antique jewels holding the French stamp for gold plating like this one are therefore robust and meant to last, they often show very little wear, even after 100 years !

Condition:

It is in excellent vintage condition, with no visible signs of wear or gold plating loss.

The pendant is sold with a new 50cm / 20" gold filled chain that is stamped 14-20GF at the clasp. The chain is the one shown in the photos.

Measurements:

-Pendant width: 18mm / 11/16"

-Pendant height: 20mm / 13/16"

-Pendant height including the bale: 25mm / 1"

-Weight (without the chain): 2.5g

-Chain: 45cm/18"