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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10202168, member: 2844&quot;]I had the same with fans. My friends would return from holidays with gaudy fans with plastic frames and printed machine lace trimmed leaves depicting grinning dancers etc. I finally managed to get across that I collect antique fans (although the odd handmade later one manages to sneak in), but of course many people don&#039;t know what antique actually means.</p><p>I am so glad no one has presented me with &#039;ethnic&#039; jewellery yet.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The thing is, collecting is a specialization, which usually requires years of research and study.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the sweet inlaid boxes like Bosko&#039;s are indeed inlaid, and also known as Damascus inlay.</p><p>The technique spread from Syria to other parts of the world, which is why we can also come across terms like Cairo, Moroccan, Cordoba, Madura, Mindanao etc inlay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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