Mixed lot (4 pieces), Tunisia: two pairs (4 pieces) of silver bangles. Both pairs have a middle ridge that bulges outwards, one pair simply engraved, the other repoussé and engraved.
Mixed lot (4 pieces), Tunisia: two pairs (4 pieces) of silver bangles. Both pairs have a middle ridge that bulges outwards, one pair simply engraved, the other repoussé and engraved.
![Mixed lot (4 pieces), Tunisia: two pairs (4 pieces) of silver bangles. Both pairs have a middle ridge that bulges outwards, one pair simply engraved, the other repoussé and engraved. - Tribal Art Mixed lot (4 pieces), Tunisia: two pairs (4 pieces) of silver bangles. Both pairs have a middle ridge that bulges outwards, one pair simply engraved, the other repoussé and engraved. - Tribal Art](/fileadmin/lot-images/39T170406/normal/konvolut-4-stuecke-tunesien-zwei-paare-4-stuecke-silberner-armreifen-beide-paare-mit-nach-aussen-gewoelbtem-mittelgrat-ein-paar-nur-graviert-das-andere-paar-getrieben-und-graviert-1106335.jpg)
1: The larger, heavier and older pair of Tunisian bangles displays heavily embossed decoration with a central flower divided into two halves by the central bulge. There are two fish to the left and right of this flower (above and below) in engraved semicircles.
Height: 8 cm and 7.5 cm; diameter: 7 cm x 6.5 cm (6.2 cm).
2: The second pair of Tunisian bangles have engraved bands in herringbone patterns, along with decorative flowers made of punched circles.
Height: c. 6 cm; diameter: 7 cm x 6.5 cm. All 4 pieces of both pairs of bangles are made of the best quality silver. Each of the 4 bangles has 5 hallmarks on the inside. No damage.
Between c. 1900 and the first third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Lit.: ‘Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie’ by Samira Gargouri-Sethom; ill. p. 2, 7, 31, 112; ‘A World of Bracelets’ by Anne van Cutsem, ill. 26.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
06.04.2017 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 425.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 260.-
Mixed lot (4 pieces), Tunisia: two pairs (4 pieces) of silver bangles. Both pairs have a middle ridge that bulges outwards, one pair simply engraved, the other repoussé and engraved.
1: The larger, heavier and older pair of Tunisian bangles displays heavily embossed decoration with a central flower divided into two halves by the central bulge. There are two fish to the left and right of this flower (above and below) in engraved semicircles.
Height: 8 cm and 7.5 cm; diameter: 7 cm x 6.5 cm (6.2 cm).
2: The second pair of Tunisian bangles have engraved bands in herringbone patterns, along with decorative flowers made of punched circles.
Height: c. 6 cm; diameter: 7 cm x 6.5 cm. All 4 pieces of both pairs of bangles are made of the best quality silver. Each of the 4 bangles has 5 hallmarks on the inside. No damage.
Between c. 1900 and the first third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Lit.: ‘Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie’ by Samira Gargouri-Sethom; ill. p. 2, 7, 31, 112; ‘A World of Bracelets’ by Anne van Cutsem, ill. 26.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 06.04.2017 - 15:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 01.04. - 06.04.2017 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT
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