Mixed lot of jewellery objects
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Auction 103Mixed lot of jewellery objects
Ethiopia
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria |
600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
seven-part,
a) crescent-shaped pectoral, silver, hollow-worked, with filigree applications and numerous small bells, on chain, h: 11 cm / 14.1 cm (with pendants), w: 21 cm, d: 6.2 (9.3) cm, weight: 447 g
An object based on the Yemeni model, which is also worn in a similar form by the Rashaida on the Red Sea (Sudan, Eritrea).
b) necklace "telsum", 17 elements made of silver alloy, hollow worked, on black/green yarn, old threading, worn, l: ca. 53 cm, weight: 59 g
c) bracelet, metal alloy, cast, hinge and clasp, d: 4.8 cm / 6 cm (inside/outside), h: 3.3 cm, weight: 178 g
d) bracelet, metal alloy, cast and forged, hinge and clasp, d: 4.9 cm / 6.7 cm (inside/outside), h: 2.6 cm, weight: 212 g
e) bracelet, metal alloy, cast with soldered appliqués ("thorns"), hinge and clasp, d: 5 cm / 6.4 cm (inside/outside), h: 3.9 cm, weight: 121 g
f) pair of twisted bracelets, metal alloy, cast and forged, d: 6.7 cm / 7.8 cm (inside/outside), h: 1.0 (2.0) cm, weight: 96 g & 102 g