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  Toya June 26, 2011 at 10:08pm

  What a beautiful design !
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  Kathleen Peirce June 27, 2011 at 3:06am

  Stunning!
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  kim price June 29, 2011 at 2:56pm

  lovely!

   
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  Joost Daalder June 29, 2011 at 3:28pm

  Very recently made, but it's appealing.
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  Kathleen McCabe-Elsey June 29, 2011 at 3:40pm

  Nice!
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  Alaa eddine SAGID July 1, 2011 at 9:12pm

  the older pieces of this kabyle necklaces are really hard to come by, still very good workmanship for this newly made necklace
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  Joost Daalder July 1, 2011 at 9:25pm

  Yes, Ayis - it is quite a good piece. Personally I'd rather save up more money and buy an older version any time, also because the money is ultimately better spent that way. But for what it is, this is quite acceptable and attractive.
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  Alaa eddine SAGID July 1, 2011 at 9:27pm

  absolutely Joost....but we can definetely pay a tribute to the kabyle silversmiths who were able to preserve in big part their smithing traditions
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  Joost Daalder July 1, 2011 at 9:47pm

  Actually, Ayis, what in a way I find most striking is the DIFFERENCE between this piece and one made many decades ago. And that difference also makes plain how hard it obviously is to get a truly early piece "right", for if that had been easy far more pieces would in recent times have been made to resemble the old ones! Even so for what it is this is nice - but it lacks the depth etc of older pieces and will never really come to match them in quality, even with age. Everything is sharper, more superficial, etc.
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  Ethnic Embellishments July 1, 2011 at 10:15pm

  We've had a several older pieces varying a bit in style, but all older with rich patina and appropriate wear patterns.  We've sold them all and will sell this one too.  Often times I'll wear one for a while and then decide it's time to sell.  We've had the poor grade pieces that mimic this with plastic and red glass cabochons, thin silver, no real detail in the work.  This is perhaps the nicest newer piece I've seen in a long time.  The coral cabochons are well shaped, silverwork precise and detailed, and enamel work neatly done.  It weighs over 210 grams.  All in all, it is a good piece for its age, lovingly crafted and put together.