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Great find, both with gorgeous different pattern, very nice to wear them on each wrist.
Very sumptuous design! Wear them with pride!
Thanks, Howah! I will!
I seem to be providing a hospital for"sick" Benares bracelets. They both have something a bit wrong or a bit lacking with them. But then, I haven`t seen any that don`t.
Thanks, M-A, I know they`re your kind of thing, too.
Love these! -- hope I can find something like them someday.
I agree with those who like them. OK - a little rough, but then that is not surprising with worn enamel, and they have great character and are beautifully decorated.
Most Benares bracelets that are outside of museums these days sadly are a little rough. But that endears them to me.
Should anyone get to know of similar I`d be very grateful if they would alert me to them. Not the smart type that are commonly referred to as Mughal, though. Even though these were originally made by Mughal artisans.
I quite agree with you Frankie - you can hardly expect perfection, and it is nice to have something that has been used. If I DID see some attractive ones I might in fact be a buyer rather than be generous enough to let you have them. Or maybe I would, for we are really not buying at the moment ... Well done, anyway. I also agree with you about the "smart" Mughal type - indeed, I am in general not a lover of many Mughal objects: too "posh" and affluent-looking for me, and often totally lacking in "soul".
Then I hope you get to see some, Joost, while your non buying phase lasts. Thank you. Though I should be having a non buying phase, too. But if one of these turned up........ Maybe it would be the same with you, too.
I can see that such may not appeal to everyone - chacun a son gout etc - I just have to hope that someone sees one who doesn`t actually like them, recalls my request and is kind enough to respond.
It's difficult if you are an addicted buyer, I find, but we have now staunchly abstained for quite some time! So ... if I do see an armband like these I may actually well let you know. (I see far more than Truus, who doesn't really like the dynamics of the internet as much: she carefully studies what we have, while I both hunt and promote.)
Being at our age, and having a lot, we feel it is important to let "the young ones" have a chance and to encourage them! But I must admit at the same time that in principle we can probably still be seduced if the acquisitive drive is really strong ... and, like many people, I have "a thing" about the use of enamel in jewellery, and that does not diminish with age - on the contrary. I am now far more drawn to things that are colourful, ornate, etc than when I was young. But we must really save money. We are in fact going through our collection (in part) and finding things we ought to sell as "doubles". Hence I posted that Miao torque, and there will be more. May or may not be your taste - I just explain what we are doing, which may well result in our selling rather than buying. Fortunately we are not in "dire strife", financially, but as retirees we do have to exercise care, as we are no longer earning.
Hi Joost,
I like your last post being an addicted buyer myself.
You seem to be doing very well at balancing budget , collections and new acquisitions.I am in the same game, its heart breaking sometimes to let things go for financial reasons.......But as you so rightly say it means giving a chance to someone else (not necessarily young!) and delighting in and polishing my old acquisitions and planning what next purchase will be financially possible. We're probably all in the same boat, more or less.......
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