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Auction 9 · Lot 70
At top, a row of silver squares, strung on cord, from each of which are suspended rows of bells and pendants, with filigree elements. H:150mm. Cord replaced.
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER BRIDAL NECKLACE.
Yemen, 19th - 20th century.
summary
Necklaces such as this one, known as a Labbeh, were made in Yemen by the silversmiths of San’a. They were usually given to a bride by her father or groom. The necklace would have been suspended from the bride’s headpiece, surrounding her chin, during the Marriage Ceremony and on festive occasions throughout her life. See Israel Museum Catalogue, The Jews of Yemen (1994), pp.86-7
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