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Moroccan Berber bracelets

Marrakech hallmark, 1310 AH
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  • They are just beautiful Jose - Congratulations. Peter

  • Beautiful set , perfect shape, and very nice deep engravings. Very nice to have

  • Thanks a lot, Peter and Mustafa.

  • Now i am jealous JOSE.

    These are stunners!!!

    PLease do post a close up of the hallmarks, everything cries out in them as rather coming from MEKNES or even SAFI/ESSAOUIRA, but then evrything is possible especially when it gets to refined items such as these

    Congrats for a wonderful find

  • Thank you very much, Alaa. Here you have a closer pic of the hallmark. Each bracelet has three identical ones. This is the one which seems more legible. The others are more faded. 

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  • lovely pieces and great photo...

  • These are real beauties! I believe I saw a similar pair in the Quai Branly Museum. You are a lucky man to own such a pair. Congrats. Beautiful textile in the background, where is it from?

  • Thank you very much Chantal and Betty. @Betty - The Background is an old Moroccan handwoven textile. I believe it was probably used as some sort of curtain (izar).

  • Total awesomeness.

    I confirm the Marrakech hallmark. An important pair of a refined style often made for local elite in the fashion of FES.

    Congratulations

  • Hallo,

    very, very nice bracelets! Never seen such one in this quality! Congratulations!

    Are they, were they gilded?

    I confirm also that it is a round hallmark with the "fleur" (4 quadrangular points in the middle) from Marrakech (1318?) about 1900. 

    Best regards

    Paul

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