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Posted by Linda Pastorino on July 20, 2011 at 4:21pm

22 K gold buckle with large diamones, Nonya,Maylasia Indonesia 19th c

Joost Daalder July 21, 2011 at 6:58am

Interesting how this reminds one of Art Nouveau. Very stylish.
Linda Pastorino July 21, 2011 at 7:25am

they did copy the styles of the times, and were very on top of fashion at court.
Joost Daalder August 24, 2012 at 2:49pm

An excellent piece.
Linda Pastorino August 24, 2012 at 5:42pm

one hardly comes by this quality on the market now. I was lucky to have been able to sell pieces offered from hard work of dealers accessing good collections and buying in the field for years. Working with dealers that always offered the best quality makes it easier to find things however everyone now is having trouble as the items are running dry now.
Joost Daalder August 24, 2012 at 7:26pm

Yes, I agree - this is excellent. Travelling from Australia to Europe we very often have seen good Nonya jewellery, for some decades now, either in Singapore or Malaysia, and I feel very familiar with these pieces. This one would now be exceptionally good on any score, and even 20 years ago it would not necessarily have been "better" than others in gold, but to my mind in better taste, as so many I have seen have been very cluttered and over the top.

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