1920s "Plus Qu'Hier Moins Que Demain" Love Token Pendant

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1920s "Plus Qu'Hier Moins Que Demain" Love Token Pendant

$2,500.00

Description

DATE: Art Deco, c.1920

An especially good example of the "PLUS (+) QU'HIER MOINS (-) QUE DEMAIN" love token medallion, signed by its original creator Alphonse Augis. It's crafted in 18k yellow gold, and dates from the late 1920s - the + set with diamonds, and the - set with rubies.

The design references a couplet by Rosemonde Gérard, from 1889: "Car, vois-tu, chaque jour je t’aime davantage, Aujourd’hui plus qu’hier et bien moins que demain," which translates as "For, you see, each day I love you more, Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow."

Augis had the idea to make a pendant in 1907, replacing the words plus and moins with the mathematical symbols + and -.

STONES

Ruby & Diamond

MEASUREMENTS

1.9 x 1.2cm

WEIGHT

2.2g

MARKS

French control marks for 18k gold

AA Makers mark

Depose stamped on the back

CONDITION

Excellent