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Bulgarian Bracelet

Posted by Lynn Ardent on December 30, 2014 at 4:26am

This is an Ottoman bracelet from Bulgaria, with repousse, stampings, and applied chain. The overall type is common but this is a particularly bold and more ornate example. The bracelet is low silver, with hollow parts that have small stones inside. I will post a picture of what it looked like before I cleaned it in the comments.105 grams, exterior is 7.5cm x 6cm.

Comments

Lynn Ardent December 30, 2014 at 4:35am

Here is a pre-cleaning photo. This required the two-step cleaning process, acid first to remove brass-type tarnish and then rouge cloth to remove silver-type tarnish. The material is a mix of brass and silver.
Eva Baby December 30, 2014 at 11:15am

what a difference this makes (the cleaning). It Looks absolutely great now!