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lune et soleil

Posted by Betty on February 19, 2015 at 9:00pm

A lovely and quite heavy find. Instead of the usual granulated edge, however, this is a bit different. Can anyone tell me if this is an indicator of origin or age...?

Comments

ait ouakli February 20, 2015 at 12:56am

congratulations Betty. very nice shams wa qamar. its a kind of ying and yang. the opposite is always found in tribal/ethnic adornement

its a special work, i see it all hand made, the punches are clear to see and not sandcasted.its a sign of good silversmith and not workshop making quantities. i can say carefuly 80 until 100 years old
Lynn Ardent February 20, 2015 at 1:27am

Its absolutely beautiful, congratulations Betty! Rabah, that's a great writeup of information that will help many other treasure hunters.
Betty February 20, 2015 at 12:12pm

Thank you Lynn and Rabah! It was a lucky find really.

I very much appreciate all the information, Rabah. Thank you!