Asian and Islamic Art - Part I Including Antique Jewelry

ענק תליונים משובח וחשוב מכסף (LAZEM), תימן, סוף המאה ה-19

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Description: Composed of five elements finely decorated with filigree and turquoise in the traditional motif and connected by 3 rows of silver and coral beads. Three large cylindrical amulets are suspended from the central elements, terminating in tassles of braided silver chain.


Length with chain: 43.5 cm
Weight: 240 cm

Literature: For a similar example see, Chason, Rachel "Later Islamic Jewelry", Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 86, item 114.