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  Betty April 2, 2015 at 7:27pm

  Dear Peter, This is a soulful piece, indeed. I love the flower shaped dangles and the small triangular boxes... Kind regards, Betty
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  ingrid Langerak April 2, 2015 at 10:54pm

  What a pitty, because for me silver would have been the right material for this lovely piece, very airy.

  Gr. Ingrid.
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  Lynn Ardent April 3, 2015 at 2:53am

  A very beautiful and artistic piece.  

  This piece is lovely and I am not asserting in any way that it "needs" cleaning.  But in Ottoman-influenced pieces like this, my experience is that the lower quality silver has real silver content and will show gorgeous detail and shine if you remove the tarnish via a two-step process.  First with a weak acid, and then with a rouge cloth.  I have been experimenting recently and decided that ketchup works better than vinegar for the acid.  It also removes verdigris. 

  For this reason I never hesitate to buy low silver Ottoman pieces, as they are almost always gorgeous after this treatment. 
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  Peter Hoesli April 3, 2015 at 3:05am

  Dear Lynn, Ingrid and Betty; Many thanks for your comments. I agree with Lynn, lower silver jewelry can be as gorgeous as high silver items. Please note that most of my photos, which I am posting on this site, were made for customs purposes, hence, before cleaning. Quite frankly, I do this in purpose as I have noticed that many people are taking the photos to publish them in other websites, which I do not really appreciate. One day I would like to present some of my items in a separate publication. This will be the time to have them professionally cleaned (even though, I clean them myself at home before displaying or storing them) and photographed. I can assure you that this particular piece looks gorgeous after cleaning! With kind regards. Peter
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  Lynn Ardent April 3, 2015 at 3:10am

  Peter, do you prefer that your items not appear on Pinterest?  I have pinned a few of your items and attributed to you, but I am very happy to unpin them!  Anything to make sure you keep sharing your treasures.  :) 
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  Peter Hoesli April 3, 2015 at 3:27am

  Dear Lynn; many thanks for your message. No worries. However, I do prefer to keep the photos on this site. This is why after a while I am changing them to be available only to my friends at EJ.
  By the way, a good friend of mine has yesterday purchase the Syrian/Turkish hat in Jerusalem for me! This lady was actually born in Jerusalem but has worked with me here in Jordan for the past many many years. She is quite familiar with my collection as I also travel sometimes with her, especially to Jerusalem - Israel/Palestine/Turkey. However, she is much better in negotiations than I and got the hat, which is much nicer and heavier/complete than the one which was recently offered on auction at a good price. Once she is back, I will post a photo of the hat and the gorgeous embroidered Palestinian jewelry pouch, which she got for half of the quoted price from the dealer, who I know for almost 10 years... With kind regards. Peter
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  Lynn Ardent April 3, 2015 at 3:35am

  I think I have deleted all the pins now.  

  Congratulations!!!  I can't wait to see the hat, I thought it was very attractive and a beautiful regional variation on a money hat.  I can believe that she is better in the negotiations -- it's probably impossible for you to completely hide how much you love the pieces and how excited you are from the dealers.  :)
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  Peter Hoesli April 3, 2015 at 3:41am

  Thank you very much Lynn. You are absolutely right. However, this is sometimes also opening doors for new finds. Like this, the dealers show and offer me items for sale, which I know as a fact that they will not to those who keep on negotiating them down to the bone. In most cases, I get the priority in selecting my purchases before museums and sometimes even world renowned collectors. With kind regards. Peter