[click to enlarge] | An amazing, museum quality antique silver and red coral necklace from Yemen which was made by Jewish silversmiths. This necklace features five multiple strands which each hang a little longer then the next for a beautiful effect when worn. Price: $1000.00  Email this page to a friend
In Yemen perhaps for centuries most of the tribally worn silver jewelry was made by Jewish metalsmiths living in the country. These very talented silversmiths used a combination of geometric shapes, filigree work and granulation techniques to create a wide variety of amulets, bracelets, necklaces, chokers and rings. Very often they recycled silver coins and silver jewelry by melting them down to acquire the silver they worked with. Some of these Yemeni pieces have signatures of Hebrew names written in Arabic script. Commonly these 'makers marks' or 'hallmarks' can be found either stamped or engraved with the jewelers signature on small oval or round spots of silver added after the piece was finished. When the nation of Israel was formed in 1948 almost all of the Jewish jewelers living in Yemen left to emigrate to Israel. |
