Necklaces

An exquisite Old Kuchi silver choker from Afghanistan. The silverwork is remarkable and the finial beads lovely. The focal medallion is beautifully decorated with engraved floral ornamentation. A well-balanced and refined piece. 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 is quite often very colourful using silver, glass and, in some fewer cases, enamel. First half of the XXth century.

A spectacular Kuchi silver pectoral necklace from Afghanistan. It is made of interchained silver plaques ornated with glass cabochons and engraved decoration. The arrangement is further embellished with 32 silver rupee coins dated 1912 to 1926 from George V, king of England and emperor of the British Empire in India. 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. First half of the XXth century.

A great old necklace from Turkoman tribes of Tadjik or Kyrgyiz origin, from Afghanistan. It features a central lovely old silver talisman box which would have contained texts from the Koran and coral, glass, silver and shell discs beads. This type of necklaces are often referred to as -wedding necklaces- and it is said that as they pass onto one generation to the next a new strand of beads is added. A beautiful old sample of these kind of necklaces that are becoming extremely hard to find. Early XXth century. 

An exquisite necklace made of ancient quartz, mostly agate, semi-translucent beads circa 2000-1600 BC from excavations in the region of the Valley of the Amu Daria river in Northwest Afghanistan and small silver beads. A genuine piece of ancient history around your neck.

A necklace of old bronze beads from Mali. Its appeal lies both in its simplicity and the lovely openwork of the beads.

An appealing silver and sandalwood necklace from Morocco. The small incised decorated cube beads and the lovely finials or caps are worth-mentioning for their originality as well as they are raw sandalwood beads. A necklace that has got character.

A superb old solid silver torc from the region of the Gilgit iriver in Pakistan. Superb chasing work. A very attractive and original piece.

A superb example of an old Pashtoon silver and glass necklace. This piece in an oustanding example of jewellery from that ethnic group. It is made of silver and glass cabochons, some of them faceted. Great workmanship, patina and piece. Certainly the real thing and not a modern version. Some of its features point out to the mainly Afghan nomadic group of the Kuchi people but the use of faceted glass takes us to the Pashtoon tribes of the Swat Valley in Pakistan. Early XXth century.   

An elegant old silver kuchi torc or choker. This torc shows a great smithwork with thick silver wire, a nice incised decoration and two red coral cabochons. It was probably made in the region of Nuristan in Northern Afghanistan close to the Pakistani border. Superb patina. 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 Pakistan. Mid-XXth century.