Description: North Africa. Al-Dhahiyy, Yemen Omani Bedouin Coin-silver bracelet. Provenance A fine coin silver bracelet unique to Al-Dhahiyy, on the Northern Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen. See Fig 171, page 139 Ransom (references below). Beautifully made, most probably from Maria Theresa Thalers. Provenance: Ex. Romy Rey Collection. Romy Rey (1938-2020) was born in Zurich, Switzerland. She trained as an artist in Paris and Geneva before settling in London in the early 1960s where she was a partner in two bookshops in Hampstead and Richmond. She shared her life with the artist, Brian Davies (1942-2014). The whole of her five-storey house in Richmond bustled with her “impeccably curated” collection of ethnographic art. Purchased at one of the disposal auctions Dimensions; 10cm diameter (inner diameter 6.5cm) x 4cm diameter disc. Weight: 280gms Condition: Beautiful Museum quality example from a good collection. W1117/1References; ‘Silver Treasures from the land of Sheba, Regional Yemeni Jewelry’ - Marjorie Ransom, published by AUC Press, 2014.
Price: 325 GBP
Location: St Boswells, Melrose, Borders
End Time: 2024-11-08T17:52:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 47.15 GBP
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Primary Material: Silver
Origin: Islamic/Middle Eastern
Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Product: Bracelet
Region of Origin: Islamic/ Middle Eastern
