Marseille Cathedral Rosette

Marseille Cathedral Rose Medal, made in mother-of-pearl rimmed in 18-karat gold.

Inspired by the stained glass of la Major, in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl

This medal is inspired by the stained glass of Sainte-Marie-Majeure cathedral in Marseille, known as la Major, an imposing neo-Byzantine cathedral raised on the Mediterranean shore in the nineteenth century. Rather than a Gothic-tracery rose, our sculptor took up a motif of the building itself: a Latin cross on a base, surrounded by symmetrical acanthus scrollwork, carved in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl. The gold rim closes the medallion. A medal for the people of Marseille and lovers of la Major.

The know-how of Mayaud rose windows

Manufacture Mayaud is the only workshop in the world to make cathedral medals in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl with this level of detail. Each medal takes many hours of work: the motif is drawn from the building itself, then carved and engraved in mother-of-pearl at the scale of a medal, without simplifying anything. It is a complex know-how, developed in our Paris workshop, of which we are very proud, and which we 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 18-karat gold

Natural extra-white mother-of-pearl of jewellery grade, set in an 18-karat yellow gold rim, bail included, from 1.40 g of gold in 20 mm to 1.70 g in 26 mm. Rim in polished finish.

All our gold 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 larger the medal, the more finely the motif can be read. The Marseille medal is also available in silver and mother-of-pearl. To be worn on an 18-karat yellow gold trace chain.

Frequently asked questions

Can the Marseille 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 to read the motif in all its fineness, as a pendant.

What makes the Mayaud medal unique? We are the only workshop in the world to carve these motifs in jewellery-grade mother-of-pearl, rimmed in 18-karat gold, in Paris; every model is a registered design filed with the INPI.