Hi,
I've recently started to study history of beads. I am very happy to be
registered at this forum and would be very grateful if you could help
me with ID. Thank you so much!
Best regards,
Irina Levin
I'll show the back too in the next comment as I dont know how to put two photos in. Im thinking they are probably 20th century, they have a sort of Algerian circular mark on the back but it doesnt have a date its just a sort of flower thing. Has anyo
Hi everyone,
I'll be in London for a week at the end of the month and was considering going to Portobello and/or Camden markets. Are there any ethnic jewellery at all in the antiques' stalls? Or shall I give those a miss?
Any other suggestions for j
Read more…I just purchased this lovely silver bracelet, which I suspect *may* be an "Aswareh Habbiyat" Palestinian bracelet, as it's similar in design to others crafted in Nablus, Palestine. It is hallmarked 90% silver. It almost appears to have stylized
Read more…We all are very blessed to be part of this forum, sharing knowledge and building friendships.
One of my favourite thing here is to post and view photos, but i found it always awkward to take pictures as my camera does not render the best part of t
Read more…Hello everyone,
I want to tell you all about a project that I have launched that aims to use jewelry as a way to help fund my teaching work in Marrakech. The project is called Zakat Jewelry and is named after the Muslim practice of giving. The proje
Read more…i found in chinese website,who can give me a idea where is it from?and is the real old silver one?
Read more…What do you think about this pendant ? Would you say it's a modesty plate or would you say it's an amulet ?
It's a low grade silver.
Thank you for your help ;-)
Hi there. I'm new to this site so I hope doing
this correctly. I have this belt that i'm trying to figure out. From the stamp it appears to bear the Ottoman hallmark with a filigree pattern.
What you think? Thanks
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HI,
Just picked this up off eBay as it looked rather old and tribal(ish)
I know it's in a poor state (Couple of splits) but am not concerned with that, I just want to know more on what it is, where it's from and when.
The eBay ad said it was a pend
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Read more…Hi I wonder if anyone could help, I’ve recently tested this piece thinking it was silver but it tests as a high carat gold? It had markings on the necklace which I cannot make out, does anyone know anything about this particular type of jewellery
Read more…Here is an interesting item. It is from an excellent dealer and is described as C19th Yomud Turkoman Silver gold Acar-Bag Necklace. I have my own opinion about this piece, I wonder if any of our Turkoman experts could speak to it.Evidently an acar ba
Read more…Hello Everyone, I purchased this silver talismanic medal in Iran some years ago. There nobody can tell something about it. I hope I can clear this mystery by this forum. The medal measure 4 cm large. Thanks for your information. Bertrand
Read more…This is from an ebay auction-- an over priced necklace advertised as North African with amber and petrified wood beads. I don't know about the amber, but the petrified wood beads are in fact Tunisian scent beads and this is the first necklace I have
Read more…Hello, I'm a new member here on the site, though I've browsed it for quite a long while!
I was hoping that perhaps someone might have some information in regard to a Chinese Straits(I believe it's Indonesian) belt and buckle, which I had recent
Read more…There are a few of these filigree pieces listed on ebay. Just wanted to share what I think is very lovely -- too expensive for my blood, but beautiful all the same. They are listed as belt buckles from Sarajevo, don't know if that is true or not, if
Read more…For the North African experts, a lovely necklace found on ebay France. The silver pieces inlaid with carnelian are particularly outstanding, but, is this a traditional North African piece or a melange. I don't know, just asking. 
Aloha, I'm so glad I found this forum! I recently purchased some jewelry at an estate sale. I purchased them because they seemed old and much different than any jewelry I've come across. After many hours of research I found this site and a similar
Happy to share my new find ,need a repair though 
:).. Antique Spanish or Portuguese gilt silver pin with rose cut stones (they did not test for diamonds but electronically tested between Spinel and Topaz ... I think it dates between 1760's -1800's ..
