NEXT PRE-ORDER AND COLORS JANUARY 1-17, 2025
"Bonne Chance" means "good luck" in French. This pendant is a cast reproduction of an original vintage French charm found in the 1980s, a three-dimensional medallion. The typeface is an antique one and was used in since the 1800s, as seen in advertisements for Bujardet Frères (and others), especially for their exhibit in the World Fair in Paris in 1900. A beautiful talisman to attract good luck and good fortune.
Pendant measures about 18mm in diameter and will be crafted in 18k yellow gold.
* Clean with damp cloth, without harsh abrasives.
* Listing is for a limited PRE-ORDER, which closes when orders reach the limit of what my fingers will be able to handle or January 17th 9pm EST, whichever comes first. Please allow 6-8 weeks from January 17th for your pendant to ship.
* Listing is for pendant only.
* In 1992, after discovering a poster left by his great uncle, the now late French designer and typographer Michel Bujardet, descendant of Bujardet Frères, created a font based on the typography used by his ancestors. "This font is very precious to me, not only because that is one of the very first ones I created with Fontographer 3 (a while ago), but also because this character was used by my great uncles for their posters, at the 1900 Paris World Fair. Their company, Bujardet Frères, was selling enamel for the then flourishing furniture quarter, Saint Antoine, near Bastille." It is available for download online for personal or commercial use here.
For more examples of this and other beautiful antique typefaces, see the book "Histoire de l'écriture typographique: Le XIXe siècle Français" by Jacques André and Christian Laucou.
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