Augis Love Medal 18K Gold
18-carat Yellow Gold Love Medallion
Vintage Love Medallion (sentimental jewelry) - 18-carat yellow gold (750/1000) - Synthetic rubies - Augis hallmark - This model is no longer manufactured today - Weight: 2.70 gr - Dimensions excluding bail: 21 x 22 mm - Guarantee hallmark present (eagle)
Ref 545
This Augis love medallion, dating from the 1960s, also known as a sentimental medallion, features the original shape of a wicker basket filled with flowers and a small sweet note bearing the very famous inscription: "Plus qu'hier moins que demain" (More than yesterday, less than tomorrow), with the "+" in white gold and the "-" set with synthetic rubies. This jewel symbolizes eternal love, fidelity, and loyalty between two beings.
The famous phrase "Plus qu’hier, moins que demain" (More than yesterday, less than tomorrow) originates from a poem by Rosemonde Gérard, written at the end of the 19th century for her husband, Edmond Rostand. The complete version of the verse is: "For, you see, each day I love you more, more today than yesterday and much less than tomorrow."
This poem expressed a vision of love as a feeling that continually grows with time.
The phrase became popular far beyond literature thanks to the Lyon-based jeweler Alphonse Augis who, in 1907, created a medallion engraved with this abbreviated quote.
Vintage jewelry / Second-hand jewelry
Sold alone, without a necklace
Delivered with invoice/certificate of authenticity
Tracked delivery against signature. Returns possible within 14 days.
18-carat Yellow Gold Love Medallion
Vintage Love Medallion (sentimental jewelry) - 18-carat yellow gold (750/1000) - Synthetic rubies - Augis hallmark - This model is no longer manufactured today - Weight: 2.70 gr - Dimensions excluding bail: 21 x 22 mm - Guarantee hallmark present (eagle)
Ref 545
This Augis love medallion, dating from the 1960s, also known as a sentimental medallion, features the original shape of a wicker basket filled with flowers and a small sweet note bearing the very famous inscription: "Plus qu'hier moins que demain" (More than yesterday, less than tomorrow), with the "+" in white gold and the "-" set with synthetic rubies. This jewel symbolizes eternal love, fidelity, and loyalty between two beings.
The famous phrase "Plus qu’hier, moins que demain" (More than yesterday, less than tomorrow) originates from a poem by Rosemonde Gérard, written at the end of the 19th century for her husband, Edmond Rostand. The complete version of the verse is: "For, you see, each day I love you more, more today than yesterday and much less than tomorrow."
This poem expressed a vision of love as a feeling that continually grows with time.
The phrase became popular far beyond literature thanks to the Lyon-based jeweler Alphonse Augis who, in 1907, created a medallion engraved with this abbreviated quote.
Vintage jewelry / Second-hand jewelry
Sold alone, without a necklace
Delivered with invoice/certificate of authenticity
Tracked delivery against signature. Returns possible within 14 days.