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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 372562, member: 2844&quot;]A very unusual find, Chris. It is a chatelaine with needle case. Collectors of etnic jewellery and costume will love this.</p><p>I agree, Middle Eastern. That type of link is also used a lot in the region. I would place it in or very close to Palestine, with that big wire-wound ring.</p><p>This needle case is purely Middle Eastern made, but the techniques of cannetille and filigree were introduced in the region centuries ago by Armenian silversmiths.</p><p>Palestine has always been a mix of cultures. And Armenian silversmiths were the great innovators in the region, their techniques spread throughout Asia, Europe and North Africa.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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