Featured Interesting set

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Cindytown, Oct 26, 2017.

  1. Cindytown

    Cindytown New Member

    I inherited this set and have no clue of its origin.
    Design seems to be carved or inlay.
     

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  2. Cindytown

    Cindytown New Member

    I am looking for clues to identify.
     
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  3. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Choose Full Image so your picture will appear in your post. Is this a pin and earrings? You should show the back, too.

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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is from Thailand. The technique is silver and niello.
    Niello is a black or greish black mixture, usually of silver, copper, lead and sulphur, which is applied much like enamel.
    The girl on the big thing (what is it?) is a heavenly nymph, the girl on the little things (what are they?) is Manimekhala, the Thai guardian Goddess of the sea, also responsible for lightning, which you can see from the sparks radiating from her hand.
     
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  5. Cindytown

    Cindytown New Member

     
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  6. Cindytown

    Cindytown New Member

    Wow ... Thank you SO much!
    Any idea of date ? Is it valuable to the point I should add to my jewelry policy?
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    From post-war till now, is there a mark on the back? Can we see the backs, please?
    Sorry, no. These are pretty souvenirs which almost everyone who visited Thailand brought home with them.
     
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  8. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Probably marked "Siam Sterling" on the back. These were popular in the 1950s-60s. Search Siam Sterling on eBay and you will see a lot of it!
     
  9. Cindytown

    Cindytown New Member

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  10. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Welcome! :)
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Most of these were made from the 30s-70s. I used to have info on the different Thai/Siam marks, but can't find it now.
    Siam is the old name for Thailand, but the Siam mark was still used after the name changed to Thailand in 1939.
    Sterling is not always sterling (925 fineness) in Thailand, it can be of a lower fineness.
     
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