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  Sigrid van Roode March 17, 2011 at 8:17am

  This is beautiful Veronica!
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  Arabia Felix March 17, 2011 at 11:19am

  Thank you!!
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  Linda Pastorino April 2, 2011 at 2:50am

   This is a very nice piece. Is this signed? how is it signed? curious learn how you know jewerly family.
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  Arabia Felix April 5, 2011 at 10:27pm

  Thanks Linda, and sorry for the delay on answering, I was in Morocco travelling. This piece is signed on the Tdarif, the triangular pieces at the end of the necklace. It´s engraved. Tomorrow I´ll post the pic. First I learned with all the Yemeni jewellers I work with, later on I began to recognize myself the style of the different jewish jewellers, specific techniques of work, filigree or different kinds of granulation deco.

  I saw on your page some Uzbek and Turkoman pieces that are just to die for!! Thanks for sharing them. V.
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  Linda Pastorino April 6, 2011 at 2:31am

  Hi, lucky you I love Morocco, one of my favorite places. This is the country that really pushed me over the edge to become interested in may non western cultures and collect jewelry and art. I was 13 when I went and I love it now as much as then. to me it has not changed as much as other places. The food is so great too!

  I had more Yemeni pieces before myself but sold them and I noticed some were signed but I never really had the idea about work shops or artists. I was under the impression from my reading that most of the Jewish jewelers are no longer there due to decline in population. Is that true?  Do you go to Yemen? I guess now is a bit tough.

  thanks

  Linda
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  Arabia Felix April 7, 2011 at 10:54pm

  Hi Linda, i´ts nice that Morocco was the place that inspired you to begin to collect, and more been a teenager. Still has the traditonal ambience, the splendid architecture and that nice smell of spices.

  You are right about the decline of jewish population in Yemen it began in the first part of the XXth century, and most of them were out of the country for 1950´. There are some areas in the north Yemen like Raydah, with a few families, and the rest of thev very small community is in a secured area of Sanaá. The best jewellery pieces are from before the emigration. I usually go twice a year, but right now is just a bit too unstable. Hoping everything gets better there, the people are so nice and the place just amazing.   Do you still have some yemeni jewels?

  Thanks, V.
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  Linda Pastorino April 7, 2011 at 11:12pm

  Hi Veronica

  Mostly I have sold it off, but retained four  pieces for myself. I had some pretty spectacular pieces in a period of about three years. I will show you if you want by forward e mail to you. I can not post them since they are sold but can show you the variations of things I had and they were spectacular. I wish I could have kept them. I do not have good examples of certain pieces now like what you posted with Coral.  Mine were mostly Jewish made pieces. I have a few of my  personal pieces posted, a few necklaces, a great bib of massive silver, a pair of bracelets, one belt that is incredible, which can either be Yemen which I think now it is or could be Moroccan. I know the Yemen stuff now more so and believe the work is more Yemen. That is a leather belt listed on this sight. I also have for sale one belt buckle that is from a man's belt and a few earrings that are simple ones, hoops. I had and sold several pairs of incredible earrings and several headdresses etc. One item that escaped me was a Jewish golden headdress.  I think those are very rare. Have you ever seen one for sale?  I think I like Yemen jewelry because of the granulation which is my favorite surface decoration.

  Linda
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  manish khavadiya April 25, 2011 at 1:38pm

  nice piece of jewellery
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  Arabia Felix May 1, 2011 at 4:56pm

  Thank you!
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  ingrid Langerak November 20, 2013 at 11:18am

  a spectacular piece. Even the pendants(bells) are of fillegrain. A rich dowry  piece for sure.