Saint Jean Cathedral of Lyon Rosette

This Rose Window Medal depicts Saint-Jean Cathedral (also called the Primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne) in Lyon, more precisely in the medieval quarter of Vieux Lyon.

This medal is crafted in natural jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl and rimmed in solid 925/1000 silver. It is made 100% in France, and every Saint-Jean Cathedral rose window is the fruit of many hours of handwork... It is a complex design that demands great mastery and care from our engraver.

This rose window is nicknamed the rose of the setting sun, because it is of an almost surreal beauty when the sun is going down. It then takes on a warm colour, a yellow recalling gold.

It is also commonly called the "rose of the Lamb", because of the Lamb that appears at its centre.

We owe the creation of this incredible rose window, dating from 1394, to Henri de Nivelle. An incredible work which we wished to honour by creating, with care and relentless work, this rose window in mother-of-pearl rimmed in silver.

The design of the rose of the setting sun, in mother-of-pearl rimmed in silver

On the medal, one finds the structure of this rose of 1394: a central quatrefoil, six large heart-shaped petals, six narrower petals between them and a ring of trefoil lobes, carved in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl. The silver rim almost melts into the whiteness of the mother-of-pearl: the hearts of mother-of-pearl look like flower petals.

The know-how of Mayaud rose windows

Manufacture Mayaud is the only workshop in the world to make cathedral rose windows in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl, a complex know-how inaugurated with the Notre-Dame de Paris rose window, the first ever offered in mother-of-pearl and 750/1000 gold. Registered design filed with the INPI, 100% made in France.

Jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl, rimmed in solid silver

Natural extra-white mother-of-pearl of jewellery grade, set in a solid 925/1000 silver rim, bail included, from 1.00 g of silver in 20 mm to 1.30 g in 26 mm. Rim in polished finish.

All our silver and mother-of-pearl medals are made specially for you, to order.

The production time is 2 to 3 days.

Diameters and variations

Four diameters, 20, 22, 24 and 26 mm. The Lyon rose window is also available in mother-of-pearl and 18-karat gold, in openwork solid gold and in openwork solid silver. To be worn on a solid silver trace chain.

Frequently asked questions

Can the Lyon rose window medal be engraved? Yes: the reverse of the mother-of-pearl is smooth and takes an engraving, first name and date, carried out in the workshop with the engraving package.

Which diameter to choose? The 20 mm for a christening or a child, the 22 or 24 mm for everyday wear, the 26 mm as a pendant.

What makes the Mayaud rose window unique? We are the only workshop in the world to carve cathedral rose windows in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl, in Paris; every model is a registered design filed with the INPI.