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A pair of Fez sun/moon bangles with gold

Posted by Maggie Matthews on January 26, 2011 at 10:34pm

Silver with plaques of 18 karet gold, a northern Moroccan city style, with champ-levé enamel on the surrounding bands.

Comments

Patricia Deany January 28, 2011 at 3:23pm

those are so thick and large -- they must weigh a ton, but very very beautiful. Are they antique?
SARAH CORBETT January 28, 2011 at 3:40pm

They tend to have hollow parts! but they are large examples
Patricia Deany January 28, 2011 at 3:47pm

I do have some of these -- not as wonderful as the ones here -- they are rather heavy and cold, must be for marriages or rare festive occations.