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  Lynn Ardent December 22, 2014 at 3:10pm

  Congratulations!!! Wherever it was made, it is finely worked and stunning.  Do you wear it?
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  ait ouakli December 22, 2014 at 5:30pm

  Nice piece, i see itas not yemeni,it is the same feligree work but the elements arent yemeni

  I see it as good luck charm necklace, the pendant over the heart in the midle is avery old symbol for good luck and wealth in northafrica and midle east regions. It s a big night moth that appear at night,we call it "bchirt elkhir" people get happy when they see it (its now forgoten)
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  Alaa eddine SAGID December 22, 2014 at 6:25pm

  You make a point Nada....i very much see it made in Israel where there is a thriving smith community of a yemeni ascent...the use of those turquoise cabs might very be an addition that these smiths facied after being in contact with persian smiths or those from Bukhara. As Ait said the filgree is slightly different from that we already saw on the pieces posted earlier in this forum. Nevertheless these necklaces never fail to impress me.
  
  Anice addition to any collection....much more so if the collector does actually wear it!!!
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  Lynn Ardent December 22, 2014 at 6:53pm

  I think that a lot of Yemenite-in-Israel work has turquoise or eilat stones.  I have a very fine Israeli ring that is identical to old Yemeni ones until you get to the bezel around the stone, which is machine-made (the rest of the ring is hand filigree) and eilat instead of coral.

  It would be interesting to understand all the places these necklaces were made.  There was recently one on eBay, not as finely worked as this, that I discussed with Peter and he shared that it was probably Syrian as there had been a tradition of more recently made copies in Syria.  Nada, your necklace is much nicer. 
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  Peter Hoesli December 22, 2014 at 7:03pm

  Dear Nada; This is a very beautiful necklace. The real Yemeni bird necklaces are, however, much finer (lighter also) and as far as I have seen, also larger. As mentioned by Lynn, these necklaces were copied a lot in Aleppo. Needless to say that they are beautiful in their own right. I am still waiting for my dealer to offer me a bird necklace - he promised me... With kind regards. Peter
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  Alaa eddine SAGID December 22, 2014 at 7:52pm

  @Lynn,

  I should have tought about it, since i recently bought a buch of recently made and vintage jewelery to gift to female friends and family, among which there was a brooch jeweled with the same turquoise stones and inscribed at the back with  "made in israel"....i was expecting such a provenance and immediately tought of a central asian/persian work and indeed that brooch lokked as if it would be coming from any middle eastern market.

  This make me thinking about the presence of Turquoise in the region, as i recently met an egyptian gem trader who introduced to the fact that turquoise was mined in Sinai...do you know it is found and mined in neighbouring states?

  @Lynn @Peter

  Thanx as well for the info about the Syrian provenance, i would be very grateful to know more about this....how did it occur? ....ect
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  Lynn Ardent December 22, 2014 at 8:06pm

  

  Hi Alaa, we will have to see if Peter knows more about how they came about, but here is a picture of the necklace that his dealer identified as a Syrian copy.   Nada's is much more finely worked.  :)
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  Peter Hoesli December 22, 2014 at 8:37pm

  Dear Lynn; Many thanks for your message. The below was not necessarily identified as an Aleppo copy - it could be though. I have seen my friend identifying Aleppo copies, which have, among others, been posted on this site quite some time ago. The Aleppo copies are extremely well done and very similar to the original Yemeni ones. I have seen real Yemeni bird necklaces and they are simply magnificent - so fine, so light, so delicate, it will need a real master to manufacture them. I recently was offered a bird necklace from Yemen directly but the price the dealer in Yemen asked for, made me blush to say the least. I will try to find the photo (my flight to Switzerland is leaving only at 3am, so I have time...). If I find it, I will post it. You will see the difference to the other examples immediately. When back to Jordan, I will ask my friend about the story of the Aleppo bird necklaces. Regards. Peter
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  Peter Hoesli December 22, 2014 at 9:26pm

  Dear All; Referring to our exchange of messages, please find below as promised, a bird necklace from Yemen. You can clearly see the difference between this one and the ones posted before. As an additional treat, I am attaching a photo of another necklace, which was offered to me by the same dealer. This was actually my favorite. But as mentioned, he has asked for way too much money. He is among the most famous dealers in Sana'a and I have purchased some items from him before. He has gorgeous items but the prices are accordingly high... Enjoy! Peter

  

  
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  Lynn Ardent December 23, 2014 at 4:15am

  Stunning, Peter!!  Thank you for sharing.  One difference in the form of the necklace below is that it has flat ends to the ribbon of the bows, and jewels.  I looked at the example in Marjorie Ransom's book and it also has flat ends, but a crescent and a different configuration of jewels.  They are all beautiful.