1915013

Vintage CORAL Yemmonite FULL PARURE #1915013

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Vintage CORAL Yemmonite FULL  PARURE #1915013
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Origins of this wonderful
jewelry go back over 3000
years. Perhaps King
Solomon?s romance with
the Queen of Sheba was
the reason that the Jews
left Judea and arrived in
Yemen by way of Africa.
Once they arrived, they
remained for centuries as
the country?s primary
artisans and craftsmen.


In Yemen, a person who
wanted a piece of jewelry
would give five silver coins
to the silversmith. Three
coins were melted for the
jewelry itself and the other
two coins would be the
jeweler's fee. It took two
days to prepare the silver
into threads and small
silver domes. On the third
day, the jewelry would be
crafted.

This EXOTIC vintage
necklace, bracelet and
earrings ( parure ) were
made by the indigenous
people of Yemen. The
collar is 27" long x 4" wide
with a 13" x 4" center
element and 7" long cotton
sides. Elaborately
decorated with applied
filigree , overlaid with
adorable little rosette
elements , filigree domes ,
and dangles , features
THREE breathtaking Tube
amulets and has genuine
coral and is made from low
content silver. ( other two
pieces are sterling)

Each silver bead was
designed individually by
hand, incorporating
repoussé and chasting with
unique granulation
patterns, which is so
exclusive to, and typical of,
Yemen design.

The matching bracelet is 1"
wide with an interior 6 1/4"
measurement, and is made
from sterling silver with
coral. It unscrews at one
side, and will fit the smaller
wrist.

The pierced earrings are
made from sterling silver
with coral and 2 1/2" ...
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<td>Reference
#: cr33349</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:VERY GOOD </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:vintage</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Vintage CORAL Yemmonite FULL PARURE</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:brooksville Fl</td></tr>
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