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  Peter Hoesli July 19, 2015 at 7:53am

  Dear Lynn; Fantastic bracelets - I just love them! They look like a pair to me. I can see some reminders of the gilding on the silver bracelet. Maybe the lady did not like the gilding, wanted to be extravagant or someone used the wrong chemical in cleaning. Whatever it was, they are very special and intriguing indeed. Congratulations Lynn. Peter
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  Lynn Ardent July 19, 2015 at 7:36pm

  Dear Peter, thank you so much for your comments.  They look like a perfect pair, don't they?  But I bought them separately from two different estates in the US.  Amazingly, they appeared within two weeks of each other.  :)  I am sure they were made by the same silversmith, and they must have been meant to rejoin each other!
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  ingrid Langerak July 20, 2015 at 4:57pm

  Toppie Lynn, so feminin and this is the turquoise I know which is liked in Yemen and Harrar, Ethiopia. They refer it as clear as possible of black drawings. Look at the refined file grain work, where they have finished off the floral pattern off with another little daisy type of flower. How amazing for you to get them from two different collectors and just the guilding gone. Well done GR. Ingrid.
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  Peter Hoesli July 21, 2015 at 6:34am

  Dear Lynn; Many thanks for your message. Not long ago, I have seen two identical bracelets for sale - one on Live Auctioneers and another one on eBay. The owner of the bracelets was obviously not aware that such bracelets always come in pairs and I suppose, s/he felt that it would be better selling them separately, in order not to give the feeling that they were mass-produced... Anyhow, these bracelets look absolutely gorgeous and you should be very happy with your purchase! With kind regards. Peter
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  Betty July 21, 2015 at 2:16pm

  I can only join the choir of praise: these are wonderful pieces.

  Even if they have been original a pair, they certainly look like they come from the same works. I find the fact that one is gilded and the other (no longer) actually very attractive. Congratulation, Lynn!
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  Alaa eddine SAGID July 21, 2015 at 9:25pm

  That story of finding the pair in two different places is just awesome!! Congratulations.

  I feel they are genuinely a pair and the work is amazing, especially with the turquoise cabs!!