Saint-Jean de Lyon Cathedral Rosette Medal

Saint-Jean de Lyon Cathedral Rose Window Medal crafted in 18-karat 750/1000 gold.

The rose of the setting sun, pierced in solid gold

The medal takes up the west rose of the Primatiale Saint-Jean of Lyon, the rose of the setting sun, created in 1394 by Henri de Nivelle and nicknamed the rose of the Lamb for the lamb at its centre. Here, the rose is pierced in the gold itself: the central quatrefoil, the six large heart-shaped petals, the six narrow petals and the ring of trefoil lobes are cut open, and light passes through the medal as it passes through the stained glass at sunset. The polished gold draws this flamboyant tracery at the scale of a jewel, with a fineness few workshops can achieve.

The know-how of Mayaud rose windows

After being the first to offer a cathedral rose window in mother-of-pearl and gold, then the first to offer the Notre-Dame de Paris rose window pierced in solid 18-karat gold, Manufacture Mayaud extends this know-how to the primatiale of Lyon. Registered design filed with the INPI, 100% made in France in our Paris workshop.

18-karat yellow gold, diameters and variations

750/1000 yellow gold, polished finish: 2.70 g of gold in 20 mm, 2.85 g in 22 mm and 4.00 g in 24 mm. Made to order within 10 to 15 days. Being openwork, this medal has no solid reverse and cannot be personalised by engraving. The Lyon rose window is also available in mother-of-pearl and gold, in openwork solid silver and in silver and mother-of-pearl. To be worn on an 18-karat yellow gold trace chain.

Frequently asked questions

Can this medal be engraved? No: being openwork, it has no solid reverse. For an engravable medal, choose the mother-of-pearl and gold version, whose reverse is smooth.

Which diameter to choose? The 20 mm for discreet wear, the 22 mm for everyday, the 24 mm as a pendant, which leaves the tracery fully legible.

What makes the Mayaud rose window unique? We are the first House to have offered cathedral rose windows pierced in solid 18-karat gold, and the only one in the world to make them in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl; every model is a registered design filed with the INPI.