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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 325716, member: 2844&quot;]I would love to see them as well, kyra. I have some very nice embossed items as well, and I&#039;m sure others do too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is are two I already have on file.</p><p>The first one, detail of an antique silver keris sheath from Madura.</p><p>The climbing lotus stands for the search for enlightenment.</p><p>The &#039;lightning&#039; pattern, where the central axis of the design shifts, is very Madurese. Lightning symbolizes the ability of a leader to act swiftly and with clear insight when his/her subjects face injustice.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]108666[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The next one is not antique, just very pretty, with beautiful work on the silver.</p><p>A 1930s Yogya powder compact, made in Kota Gede in central Java. Also with a traditional lotus motif.</p><p>When ca 1900 the silversmiths of Kota Gede began to lose more and more of their aristocratic patrons, they were encouraged to make items suited to the modern, colonially influenced taste. The designs and techniques remained traditionally Javanese.</p><p>The jewellery and silverware of Kota Gede were sold in the nearby city of Yogyakarta, formerly Djokjakarta, which is why it is called Yogya or Djokja silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]108664[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]108665[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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