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Necklace - Bulgaria

Posted by Peter Hoesli on June 20, 2016 at 4:09pm

This is a very rare necklace. It is featuring carnelians at the top and the rest of the units are all dark blue and green enamel. The back of the necklace is featuring another design. Hence, the necklace could have been technically worn both ways around...

Comments

Betty June 21, 2016 at 6:36pm

This is an incredible piece, Peter. My congratulations!

It must have been wonderful to wear this ....
Betty June 21, 2016 at 6:58pm

Dear Peter, If it is not too much trouble, could you perhaps show us the reverse too? With kind regards, Betty
Peter Hoesli June 21, 2016 at 10:24pm

Dear Betty; Many thanks for your comments. Please find herewith a photo of the reverse side of the necklace. With kind regards. Peter
Betty June 24, 2016 at 10:04pm

Fantastic - it really could be worn from either side. Thank you very much for taking the trouble... it's a wonderful piece and that "speaks" to me very loudly :)
ingrid Langerak June 26, 2016 at 4:19pm

Dear Peter,Beautiful tasteful and top workmanship. How it shows that the Ottoman designs and wear was liked and adapted by so many women of the countries they invaded in Europe as well as Africa. Recently learned that they came as far as Rome. Gr. Ingrid.
Betty June 28, 2016 at 6:48pm

... just ask the Austrians: the Ottomans came as far as the city gates of Vienna :)

I am time and again fascinated to find that a lot of European ethnic jewelry is heavily influenced by Ottoman designs.
ingrid Langerak June 28, 2016 at 7:19pm

Hi Betty, Could be. I had the information last sunday visiting a museum which is featuring the story about the Dutchman Erasmus, who lived at the time of Sir. Thomas Moore and Martin Luther King, and he was also in Rome at the time that the Ottomans were at the gate. The Ottomans were also in Ethiopia and that was when the churches cut out of rock came into existance to hide from the Turks, as they were traveling on horse, they would overlook the hole in the earth. How it all comes together. Even now there are families in Harrar who are the descendant from the Turks. Gr. Ingrid.