Jewels
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Price €90.00MA1021-1091
A great old Moroccan silver bangle featuring the characteristic incised geometrical incised decoration and with some areas decorated in black and showing a wonderful silver granulation work. This kind of pieces a found mainly in Mauritania, Western Sahara and areas of Southern Morocco.
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Price €56.00MA1021-1093
An old silver bangle featuring the characteristic geometrical incised decoration and with some areas in black . This kind of piece is mainly found in Mauritania, Western Sahara and areas of southern Morocco.
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Price €84.00MA1021-1106
A beautiful pair of Berber silver bangles featuring a brilliant work of granulation. This kind of work is very characteristic of the deep south of Morocco (Goulimine), Mauritania and vast areas of Western Sahara.
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Price €42.00MA1021-1100
A very attractive Berber old silver bracelet. It has lost part of its chiselled decoration due to intensive use but it has got a wonderful patina instead.
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Price €160.00MA1021-1109
A superb set of seven old Moroccan Berber silver bangles ornated with incised decoration. In the origin it was a city piece of jewellery. One of its names was "simana" in reference to the seven days of the week. Other names: -slouk-, that is, -threads of iron-.
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Price €220.00MA1021-511
A superb new silver Tuareg bracelet or -khulkhal- from Niger with an intricate and beautiful engraving work with protective designs for the wearer. Other names: -kholkhal-, -khalkhal-, -khelkhal-, -natal-. Adjustable.
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Price €110.00MA1021-1085
A very attractive Berber old silver bracelet. It has lost part of its chiselled decoration due to intensive use but it has got a wonderful patina instead.
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Price €68.00MA1021-1088
A very attractive Berber old silver bracelet. It has lost part of its chiselled decoration due to intensive use but it has got a wonderful patina instead.
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Price €210.00MA1021-1082
A nice Berber molded and chiselled silver bracelet from Morocco. This is a design that originated in an urban environment -citadine- in North Morocco and then spread to other areas such as Rif, Jbala and further to Southern Morocco. Other names: -taasir saboun-. Mid- XXth century.
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Price €290.00MA1021-1081
A nice Berber molded and chiselled silver bracelet from Morocco. This is a design that originated in an urban environment -citadine- in North Morocco and then spread to other areas such as Rif, Jbala and further to Southern Morocco. Other names: -taasir saboun-. Mid- XXth century.
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Price €75.00OS0418-826
A beautiful and elegant old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. Carnelian beads from the Indian subcontinent are documented in deposits as disparate and distant as the Niger basin or Mesopotamia and in times as old as the Sumerian civilization.
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Price €72.00OS0418-803
A lovely old silver ring from Afghanistan. Features a delicate granulated work with small side cabuchons and a large central one with a carnelian stone.
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Price €65.00OS0418-833
An old Afghan silver ring featuring a lovely carnelian central cabochon and an attractive granulated decoration. Fantastic patina.
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Price €85.00OS0418-813
A beautiful and elegant old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan.The cabochon houses a precious agate carnelian stone bead held by a silver rod. Carnelian beads from the Indian subcontinent are documented in deposits as disparate and distant as the Niger basin or Mesopotamia and in times as old as the Sumerian civilization.
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Price €85.00OS0418-827
A beautiful and elegant old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. Carnelian beads from the Indian subcontinent are documented in deposits as disparate and distant as the Niger basin or Mesopotamia and in times as old as the Sumerian civilization.
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Price €75.00OS0418-871
A beautiful and rare antique silver ring from Afghanistan. Its singularity lies in the ancient so-called Dutch chevron glass bead in the central cabochon that would have usually had a stone attached.
Dutch chevron glass beads are produced in the eighteenth century in the city of Amsterdam in order to imitate rock crystal and other precious stones in the trade with the African and American colonies.
Nice patina
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Price €75.00OS0418-872
A beautiful and rare antique silver ring from Afghanistan. Its singularity lies in the ancient so-called Dutch chevron glass bead in the central cabochon that would have usually had a stone attached.
Dutch chevron glass beads are produced in the eighteenth century in the city of Amsterdam in order to imitate rock crystal and other precious stones in the trade with the African and American colonies.
Nice patina
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Price €65.00OS0418-878
An old silver with white stone cabochon ring from Afghanistan.
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Price €75.00OS0418-873
A beautiful old silver ring with a wonderful banded agate stone cabochon from Afghanistan. The banded agates are very sought after and appreciated by the people of the Hindu Kush, Karakorum and the Himalayas, since they consider that they attract good luck.
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Price €65.00OS0418-879
A beautiful old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. Nice patina.
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Price €29.00BC0617-133
A very fancy Bohemian glass beads necklace from the 1920’. Glass masters from Bohemia and Moravia have been producing glass beads from more than ten centuries. Of course also during the European colonial period exporting large quantities of trade beads. Very precious for locals in West Africa for its fancy colors and numerous shapes. Elegant!
We use the term trade beads to refer to the European made glass beads that were used by the European merchants and explorers in the trade in Africa as from the 15th century and continued during their colonial expansion.
The history of trade beads in Africa takes us then to the 15th century and the arrival of the Euro-pean, mainly the Portuguese, to the coasts of West Africa. The European discovered quite soon how much the people they met there fancied beads and saw they an opportunity for trade. Amongst the beads that captivated the African people most were glass beads since the techniques for their making had not yet been developed locally. The locals fell for the precious and colorful glass beads such as Venetian millefiori or chevron beads that the European traders had on offer and bartered them for commodities such as precious woods, ivory, gold and even used, ignomi-niously, in the slave trade. The increasing demand in Africa of European made glass beads conti-nued quite until the first half of the 20th century and it had a boosting effect in the production in cities such as Venice which glass beads became very popular and coveted.
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Price €85.00MD0514-356
An eye-catching and fancy Kuchi necklace from Afghanistan. It is made of beautifully chained metal beads and glass cabochons. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pashtoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Their jewellery has become extremely popular among those practising oriental dances and belly-dancing.
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Price €1,250.00PK1111-558
A magnificent old Kuchi silver and glass necklace. This piece is an excellet sample of jewellery from that ethnic group. It is made of silver, glass cabochons and other tiny beads. Superb patina and piece. The real thing and certainly not one of the modern version on offer nowadays. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pastoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Early XXth century.
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Price €2,265.00PK1111-557
A superb silver and enamel necklace from the Hazara, an ethnic minority group of persian origin that lives in central and Northeastern Afghanistan and in Northwestern Pakistan. This necklace features three flat silver plaques beautifully enameled in two different shades of blue and red with plant decoration. Sadly the technique for the making of these quality pieces has faded. The ensemble also includes nice silver beads and tiny blue, white and green glass beads which make the arrangement extremely attractive. A trip to the "Arabian Nights". The silver plaques are form the second half of the XIXth century and the arrangement more recent.
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Price €270.00PK1205-055
An exquisite old silver, red coral and turquoise bracelet. It features a wonderful chiselled and engraved decoration and most appealing rosettes ornated with coral and turquoise cabochons. Its design takes us to the pashtoon tribes in Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. The quality of the chiselling, engraving and granulation on this piece is outstanding, elegant and well-balanced. First half of the XXth century.
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Price €110.00MA0220-243
A very attractive Berber old silver bracelet. It has lost part of its chiselled decoration due to intensive use but it has got a wonderful patina instead.
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Price €105.00MA0220-248
A great old Moroccan Berber silver bracelet from the Occidental Anti-Atlas. Beautiful incised decoration and very nice patina.
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Price €110.00MA0220-245
A very attractive Berber old silver bracelet. It has lost part of its chiselled decoration due to intensive use but it has got a wonderful patina instead.
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Price €119.00MA1018-420
A Berber silver and enamel bracelet from the city of Tiznit in South Morocco. Ornated with blue, green and yellow enamel. Very good quality of work. Adjustable size.
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Price €42.00BC0717-688
Simple yet great Tuareg silver and cornaline ring (tisek). It features a nice engraved side decoration. It is also ocassionally used as a hair ornament. Great patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert. Mid-XXth century.
It can be used like pendant.
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Price €42.00BC0717-687
Simple yet great Tuareg silver and glass ring (tisek). It features a nice engraved side decoration. It is also ocassionally used as a hair ornament. Great patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert. Mid-XXth century.
It can be used like pendant.
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Price €59.00MA0611-561
There are not many examples of beadwork weaving among the Berbers, this labor is much more frequent in sub-Saharan Africa. This beautiful pectoral necklace comes from the Taza region in the Moroccan Middle Atlas.
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Price €29.00BC0318-607
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- discs from Ghana.
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Price €29.00BC0318-601
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- discs from Ghana.
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Price €29.00BC0318-609
A lovely necklace made of old recycled -pâte de verre- discs from Ghana.