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The silver filigree granulated beads remind me strongly of Yemen Bedihi berry beads. All so skillfully crafted!
Beautiful enamel work. Would be really interesting to know its origin.
tremendously beautiful
what a refined piece of art
This, with that style of enamelling, looks to me as though it probably has a Kubachi origin. As I have gone into this whole question further and corresponded with people from Dagestan, Georgia, etc who have seen similar things they all seem to agree that these pieces - vaguely Uzbeki in shape though they are - have their origin in the Caucasus. I personally like the pieces from Uzbekistan-and-near better - more refined. But that's not to say these are not good. They are fairly close to the kind of heavily enamelled bracelets we have often discussed and which three separate people with great interest in traditional jewellery and who live in either Russia or the Caucasus feel certain are Caucasian, most probably Kubachi. The style in enamelling is particularly indicative, it appears.
The heavy emphasis on this very strong green-blue (turquoise like) is very typical of works from the village of Kubachi in Dagestan, where the craftsmen specialised in it. Some other Caucasian workshops may also have produced similar pieces - but all the ones which by now I have had confirmed, so to speak, turned out to originate from Kubachi, according to those who either live near that or at least have seen a good many examples.
What an amazing place Kubachi is! Possibly unique in its` concentration on educating on silversmithing and enamelling crafts from a young age.
It seems it runs a good bread-and-butter line in making badges these days. I`ve also seen what I consider parodies of those wonderful Caucasian bracelets made, I understand, in a nearby factory.
Its` practice of intermarrying may contain its`wealth but lets hope it doesn`t degenerate its` skills.
I always thought myself when these were being offered as Uzbekistan , it was not so in their origin or jewelers technique. I always thought Caucasian either Dagestan or Georgia particularly because of the style of balls and raised work is like the filigree applications on jewelry of the Kubachi particularly and also others. The feeling is though these were commissioned and used by Uzbekistan groups because the actual traditional jewelry used in those areas is nothing like this. I looked already through hundreds of photos of people wearing things as well as museum collections as well as publications. So far actually nothing has come up and even showing these to three curators in the employment of museums , they have not seen these. Yet as a group they all came out pretty much the same time. So where ever they were, there was a mass sell off. Bracelets , crowns , necklaces, earrings and large pendant headdress ornaments. i have many examples and sold many. Very beautiful workmanship , palette all the same. I will get to the bottom of it eventually . I want to see some photo with some one wearing something.
Hi Frankie please send what ever you see that is new or old like any of the things we discuss. I want to keep it in a file with all of it to really get a handle on this group and others. Where did you see factories , there yourself and or on line ? I know new things are being sold in Turkey but only earrings. Also no one has told me the supply chain either. Same style of work but new.
Linda, I only wish I could remember where I saw the information about the factory (just one). I was trying to recall exactly as I was posting. I can tell you it was definitely online and reasonably recently.
I`m pretty sure there`s a Turkish antiques website with a bracelet on it on eBay. If I can find it I`ll comment here.
See eBay item 140677107441, Actually, Marie-Ange drew my attention to it last year some time. We rather enjoyed castigating it. I remember I questioned the seller as to its` antiquity and - can`t remember the exact reply - was given some sort of evasive answer. I can`t think that this helps you any in your research though, Linda.
I haven`t yet found the source of my factory comment but remember that, wherever it was mentioned, comment was made as to the inferiority of the goods produced. Again I think no help to you.
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