Seven linked rectangular elements with filigree surfaces and turquoise stones set within floral elements; terminals are rounded with central hexagonal section. Marked with Russian and undecipherable mark on back of each section. L: 710mm. Some wear.
AUCTION 24 |
Tuesday, June 29th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg
Lot 363
SILVER BELT WITH TURQUOISE STONES.
Russia or Palestine(?), early 20th century.
Seven linked rectangular elements with filigree surfaces and turquoise stones set within floral elements; terminals are rounded with central hexagonal section. Marked with Russian and undecipherable mark on back of each section. L: 710mm. Some wear.
Est: $800 - $1,200
In Ottoman Jewish communities, silver belts were “ a part of the vauable gifts that a woman received on her marriage.” See Israel Museum Catalogue, Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire (1990), p. 192; Plate 40, p. 192.