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  Marie-Ange August 6, 2011 at 6:06pm

  You know I love this one......
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  kim price August 6, 2011 at 6:55pm

  me too!
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  Joost Daalder August 7, 2011 at 9:53am

  Reminds one of Carla's splendidly repaired piece! - She would do a great job on this one, too, but then again, this seems very original.
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  Harald February 9, 2012 at 10:20pm

  I love your necklace!

  Do not restore this necklace, it is so beautiful as it is done in the old way. You do not see them still like this. In shops they are often restrung in a wrong way.
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  Joost Daalder February 10, 2012 at 1:09am

  Harald, I agree fully. Even if someone does a really good restoration job, it is still better to have the original work, if that is at all acceptable still, as it is in this case. You NEVER can get the original back, so the loss is permanent. This is a very nice necklace indeed - extremely appealing.
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  Patricia Deany February 10, 2012 at 3:42am

  This is a wonderful necklace, needs no restoration whatsoever. Most people interested in ethnic jewelry would reject it if it were restored. Are you going to sell this?
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  Patricia Deany February 10, 2012 at 3:43am

  btw, the work appears Jewish to me -- can you explain the elements within that indicate bedouin heritage?
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  Joost Daalder February 10, 2012 at 4:17am

  Restoration in the form of replacement should only be contemplated if the piece otherwise falls apart or looks really dreadful. This is not in that category at all. See here, however, a good restoration done - most subtly, with the right colours, etc. Ultimately, I'd rather buy that then some of the newly "creative" pieces that consist of a mixture of pieces that never belonged together in the past. But, all in all, an original jewel should in any case be preserved as much as possible in its original condition. Here is a relevant link, but it is NOT intended to suggest that THIS piece should be restored: https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/dsc-0474?context=user.
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  Joost Daalder February 10, 2012 at 4:19am

  Note, also, that this piece to which I referred just now is in the same "family" as the one above. I agree with you, Patti, that this looks Jewish, and while it is certainly from Yemen, I too wonder why it would be Bedouin?
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  Harald February 10, 2012 at 10:14am

  That necklace is nicely restrung but in an "Indian" way I think. Very nice for wearing that way.