Featured gold Capucine cross- my first won lot from auction! With a little cross collection

I have no doubt about your cross being solid gold of at least 14 carats
Anyway, testing by rubbing on touch stone and apply the different acids on the trace won't harm the piece you want to be sure about.

 

Have you seen this one?
https://www.osprey.fr/produit/croix-capucine-bijou-regionale/
They say in the French description there is black enamel at the base of the cones!
A repair to the bale too. (I think yours will hold, but be cautious when wearing!)
18ct gold, dating can be made by the rooster head hallmark

 

Yes I've seen it, and most of them are saying early 19th century based on the hallmark? Sadly I don't have one, but guess the chance will still lean to early 1800s?

And guess I won't wear in often in the future, yes it's big and cool, but it's just too heavy for my neck I should just admire it from a display case

 

Darnitt. If I had it here with my 40x loupe I could probably read that mark! It's definitely big enough to just live as a display item.

 

What's the point of making their mark sooo tiny when it was meant to tell significant information about the metal

 

They're French; that's reason enough.

 

I just found one hallmark with X under ET, but it's from a book (traditional French Jewellery) preview, no more information available. Have you seen it before?

Not sure if mine resembles X tho! Pretty rubbed

 

Just continued researching on other sites, it seems that even it's X, it only represents the assay office, not purity

 

Found another one without information