Vintage French + Qu'Hier - Que Demain Pendant figa flowing engraving that has helped

flowing engraving that has helped the surfaces develop a beautiful rich patina over the decades

and especially loved were tiny figural pieces like this wee watering can

Was the arrangement of diamonds meant to remind the owner to stay true to her path

Beautifully engraved along the top and bottom and with a milgrain-like detail on the edges

Vintage French + Qu'Hier - Que Demain Pendant figa flowing engraving that has helpedBeautiful vintage French love token, in a simple, minimalist version. Created by Alphonse Augis and inspired by a letter poet Rosemonde Grard 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