YEMENI JEWISH COIN SILVER HINGED CUFF BRACELET, Sanaa, Yemen, 19th century

YEMENI JEWISH COIN SILVER HINGED CUFF BRACELET,

Sanaa, 19th century

hammered & applied decorations of fine craftsmanship & exceptionally heavy weight

the work of the old traditional Jewish Yemeni silversmiths, the last of whom was gone by the 1940's, ending their centuries-old tradition.

The Walters Gallery, Baltimore, dates a very similar example to the 19th century

Width : 24 mm, approx 1“; inside circumference 7-1/8"

Metal filed and tested with acid : .900 silver range

Weight : 3.69 troy ounces

Condition : Good, with safety chain and pin-in-tube lock

Provenance : a French & American diplomatic family

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