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Antique Moorish North Africa Silver Cuff Bracelet.
Antique Tunisian, Algeria or Moroccan silver cuff. In good condition, sturdy and high …
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Antique Moorish North Africa Silver Cuff Bracelet.
Antique Tunisian, Algeria or Moroccan silver cuff. In good condition, sturdy and high quality design, Maker's mark on outer edge.
A well made silver bracelet from North Africa from the French Colonial Times.
The Arabic calligraphy is stylized Arabic script.
This type of bracelet was produced for European rather than local consumption and were mentioned in the seminal work of Paul Eudel: Dictionnaire des bijoux de l'Afrique du Nord : Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Tripolitaine (1906).
They were known as "Meqiâsat Tounès" or Tunis bracelets, because they mimic a style of bracelet that was originally made in Tunis after the Turkish Islamic design.
Vintage Moorish Etruscan Style Silver Filigree Hinged bangle with Islamic Arabic Calligraphy.
A beautiful antique North African Moorish silver bracelet with silver filigree, with a sliding pin closure.
The filigree is in excellent beautiful uncleaned condition and the bracelet functions as it should.
Width : 2.75 W. x 2 D. x 1 in H.
Weight: 27 grammes.
It is a beautiful bracelet in good condition with a lovely history and patina.
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- Bracelet Width
- 2.75 in
- Bracelet Length/Circumference
- 3.0 in
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Algeria
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Silver Finish
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- good with patina good with patina less
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