silver items collection

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silver items collection

Posted by Stefany Tomalin on November 22, 2011 at 8:26am

Examples of ethiopian, nepalese, moroccan, yemen, indian silver metal ethnic/traditional jewellery items in my collection. more specific information much appreciated -the rather dull grey spherical bead at the front is 45mm diameter. i havent cleaned it because i didnt want to dip the thread into "silver dip", but the blue beads dont really belong anyway.

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Ethnic Embellishments November 22, 2011 at 3:46pm

The tulip-shaped bead with the turquoise accents is particularly lovely, is it Kirgyz or Kazakh perchance?
Stefany Tomalin November 22, 2011 at 4:27pm

the turquoise-set shape was one of many items bought in London without a provenance, My guess of himalaya-burma-nepal etc. may be quite wrong.

i have researched a lot of information about antique and old beads other than really ancient ones over many years, but in the realm of metal items i'm learning just like all of us here! -thank you to Sarah- being a member of EJ has made me realise i do have a number of good pieces, metalwork etc. even though i dont know an awful lot about them. at least they have mostly been found on the markets here in London and generally at inexpensive prices.
Anna Garner November 23, 2011 at 8:47pm

I recently purchased 2 beads just like the one to the left of the amulet, advertised as being from Nepal.

Anna

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