Featured Silver probably bracelet. North African do we think, or what?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Ownedbybear, May 6, 2019.

  1. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    One for @Any Jewelry perhaps. Where do you reckon this is from?

    It was so filthy, I actually broke my rule and silver dipped it. I also need to work out how to fix the clasp tongue.

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it's very nice !
     
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  4. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Isn't it just. Even nicer if I can fix that clasp....
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the hand made box safety chain is a nice touch....though it looks a later addition...
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Might well be - it's good quality.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lovely bracelet, obb. It looks like silver to me, and there may have been a mark on the missing part of the clasp. Some of these multi-link bracelets have a fineness of 1000.
    I agree with Bronwen, this one is from India. Related but slightly different types are found in parts of the Middle East. Craftsmen have been going back and forth for thousands of years.
    The box clasp is original, and one of the ways to tell it is from India rather than the Middle East.

    The mounts would probably have held opaque blue glass cabochons, that light blue to turquoisy blue that you see a lot in the area. It wards off the evil eye.
    You can buy a bag of them online, and they are easy to replace. Just make sure you get the size right, better have them slightly smaller than bigger. In India they put black putty around the rims of the mounts if glass cabs are too small.
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Cheers! I wondered about cabochons, there's no sign of them - I quite iike it without. And a mark being on the missing bit makes sense, to.
     
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  9. axelrich

    axelrich Active Member

    Looking at its design it is from India probably from Rajasthan and is made from silver.
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    The box clasp is original..................

    U sure?
    I mean with all the round circle loops....that box design looks out of place ???
     
  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    The box clasp is absolutely integral to the wire work - all of a piece. The chain may not be original.
     
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  12. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ahhh right...I mistook that for Safety Clasp....meaning the chain...
    Me Dumb !!! My bad.....
     
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