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Silver Shop

Posted by Edith D on October 25, 2011 at 4:05pm
Three is a crowd in this tiny silver shop in the old Medina of Tunis
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  • Alaa eddine SAGID October 25, 2011 at 11:23pm

    Nice, thanx for the picture

     

    Have you ever found those really big plated rings's Rihanas? i ma talking about the early stuff that you can see sometimes on old postacards worn by jewish ladies

  • Edith D October 26, 2011 at 10:35am
    Hi Ayis...A lot of new rihanas are still being made, and are still popular necklaces here in Tunis.   The latest trend is large rihana links with stamped patterns.  I have seen plenty of used or "vintage" examples of rihanas, but I'm not sure how you tell them apart from the truly antique examples.  Can you give me any pointers?  I haven't yet purchased a rihana.   If you are planning a trip to Tunis, I can direct you to a few dealers who may have what you are looking for.
  • Alaa eddine SAGID October 26, 2011 at 11:37am

    Here what i meant by early rihannas

    Jewish lady from Tunis with a big rihana

  • Edith D October 26, 2011 at 2:08pm
    Nice old photo!  The largest rings on the rihana that I have seen are about (I'm guessing from memory) 5 or 6 cm dia...perhaps the ones in the old photo are a bit larger.  I don't think any of the ones I have seen are of great age, but there may be some floating around.  I will certainly keep my eyes open!
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