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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9838880, member: 2844"]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Not mine, but as Cheryl said, I'll know because of my (Indonesian interest/background).<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It is an orchid brooch, made in Kota Gede, the silver town of Yogyakarta/Djokjakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia. Usually referred to as Djokja silver or Yogya silver. </p><p>The motifs on the orchid, and on other Djokja silver, are very old Javanese motifs, some of them inspired by Hindu temple decorations.</p><p>AJ is one of the known workshops, but the name of the owner is not known. Time frame is likely 1930s-1950s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "lucky amulet" part of the ebay listing is nonsense. Some people think that everything Asian is an amulet, etc etc. It is simply a nice brooch, made mostly for the Indo-European and European market. I have one as well.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Could be. The Djokja fineness ranges from 800-950. I can read 8, but after that is a mystery to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Djokja fineness differs because pieces were often made from silver the customer brought in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9838880, member: 2844"]:joyful: Not mine, but as Cheryl said, I'll know because of my (Indonesian interest/background).;) It is an orchid brooch, made in Kota Gede, the silver town of Yogyakarta/Djokjakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia. Usually referred to as Djokja silver or Yogya silver. The motifs on the orchid, and on other Djokja silver, are very old Javanese motifs, some of them inspired by Hindu temple decorations. AJ is one of the known workshops, but the name of the owner is not known. Time frame is likely 1930s-1950s. The "lucky amulet" part of the ebay listing is nonsense. Some people think that everything Asian is an amulet, etc etc. It is simply a nice brooch, made mostly for the Indo-European and European market. I have one as well.:) Could be. The Djokja fineness ranges from 800-950. I can read 8, but after that is a mystery to me. Djokja fineness differs because pieces were often made from silver the customer brought in.[/QUOTE]
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