Featured Double Side Enameled Necklace

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by kardinalisimo, Nov 16, 2017.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

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  2. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Looks Indian to me. An older piece. The enameling is very detailed.
     
  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Lovely. May well be on silver, and I agree probably Indian and with some age. Wedding jewellery. I have some similar.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Love it. It is a meenakari necklace from India or Pakistan. Probably gold-plated, some loss of plating with brass showing. Have you tested the pearls against your teeth? I assume they are imitation, but you never know.

    Meenakari is an enamelling technique from Iran, where it is called mina or minakari. It was brought to the Indian sub-continent during the Mughal (Moghul) era, and combined with the traditional Indian kundan technique of precious stone inlay in gold.
    Since most traditional women's jewellery was/is given as part of the dowry, it is called wedding or bridal jewellery. It is also worn on other occasions.

    Nowadays most meenakari jewellery is non-precious, but still very pretty. Non-precious meenakari jewellery is not really considered wedding jewellery, because it does not have the value of precious meenakari. It is sometimes called Bollywood jewellery.
     
  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Me three, or four, or whatever. It's Indian costume jewelry. I have one around somewhere.
     
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Ornate, but NICE looking!!!!!:):)
     
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