A beautiful vintage French love token, in a covetable laurel-bordered variation. 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.

Fair vintage condition: please note that the back of this pendant has been filed in an aggressive gold test resulting in loss to a portion of the laurel border and has been priced with that in mind. The file marks are not visible from the front while worn.

Details:
• 18k yellow gold, with French quality marks and Maison Augis trademark
• 16.3mm diameter 
• 2.5g
• Please select from the drop-down menu, all chains are new-stock 10k gold curb link - please keep in mind that despite multiple chain options, there is only one pendant available and if any of the options has sold out this means the pendant is no longer available