For sale- Antique Turkoman Solid Silver and Carnelian Bracelet.

I´m pleased to offer this Antique solid silver and carnelian agate bracelet from Central Asia.

Beautiful and rare piece made in the early 20th century in Turkmenistan, by the Tekke Tribes.

All the decoration is done with the chasing technique over a lamina of silver. Very delicate filigree detailing.

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For sale -Rare Antique Jewish Filigree Silver Yemeni Earrings.

I´m pleased to offer this pair of antique jewish silver earrings from Yemen.

Excellent quality of workmanship.

Very nice filigree detail and several dangling beads.

 Silver.
 Lenght 5 cm.
 Nice patina.
 XX century.

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The ethnic use of Silver jewellery in Yemen.

The use of Jewellery has always been very extended in the yemeni society, and it´s an interesting fact, that jews and muslims wore different pieces of jewellery.
There was a big difference in the use of traditional jewels, from one area of the country to other areas, what was worn and when was clearly defined in each place.
The ambar beads were mostly used by Sanaani muslim women, but in rural areas was also worn by jewish girls.
Rural areas presented less differences than big cities like Sana´a. The city life for jews was more interior and had less contact with the muslim population.
Most of the jewelers were jewish themselves and they used to work lots of hours in minimum details to generate that beauties made of fine filigree.

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For Sale- Antique Arabic Labbeh Chain Necklace from Yemen.

Antique Arabic Labbeh Chain Necklace from Yemen.

I´m pleased to offer this antique Labbeh Arabic Bedouin  necklace from Sana´a, Yemen.

This beautiful  necklace is worn around  the neck and it´s formed by many parts that are chained up with each other.

The result is a glittering surface, that moves permanently with the head movements, and aims to chase bad spirits.

The chain is handmade and shows and intricate and spectacular detailing.

This necklace was part of the dowry that the woman receives in the ocassion of marriage.   Unique traditional jewel from the beginning of XX century.

      SOLD                                         Weight 205 grms.
                                                            Lenght 11cm.
                                                            Widht 18 cm.
                                                            Antique yemeni metals.

The Yemeni Traditional Jewellery and it´s Protective Symbolism.

Originally in Yemen, amulets were used because of their power to protect the wearer from evil and adversity. The use of amulets comes from remote times and it has been developed over the years.The talismans and the amulets are very present in all yemeni jewellery.

The use of talismans is associated to different symbols and magical forces. They help to hunt the bad spirits and give force to the person who wears it. The use has been transmitted generation after generation, by oral tradition. There was one talisman and a specific occasion for its use, as for example the use for babies, children, women or eldery people in different moments of life.
Jewish babies and small children used to wear hoods, full of amuletic pieces such as mother pearl, bells, chains and also coral beads.
When girls were going to get married, they used to wear the hoodie (gargush) with an amulet of triangle shape and showing red decoration, meant to protect her fertility. (more…)

For Sale- Fine Pair of Yemeni Jewish Silver Earrings.

Fine Pair of Antique Sanaani Jewish Earrings.

I´m pleased to offer this pair of antique Jewish silver earrings from Yemen. Finely decorated using the chasing technique. The design remembers the classic Sanaani windows.  Some little pieces of red coral are added to this special and rare design.

1.  Silver.
2.  Weight 21,4 grms, lenght 5 x 3 cm.
3.  Nice patina.
4. XX century.

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For Sale- Maria Theresia Thaler Silver and Coral Yemen Pendant

Spectacular Maria Theresia coin with red coral detailing from Yemen. It´s name has the origin in Maria Theresia, Arch-duchess of Austria, that governed from the 1740 to the 1780.
The first coin was minted in 1741 and there were many versions of it. But it was not until, at the insistence of Maria Theresia, this coin  was minted with the highest standard of design, and with a strict regulation of the amount of silver that should contain,  28 grms of silver with 85% of purity.

 Its high and reliable content of silver, as well as their aesthetic, played a very important role in their world-wide fame. The jewels that contain the Thaler, used to give status to the wearer, by the image of the Empress as by its brightness. It was used to say that its brightness attracts the devil and maintains it far from the person who wears it.

•  51 grms.
• 9 cm height by 7,5 cm widht.
•  Early XX century.                           

              SOLD