Description
Antique Art Deco Persian/Arabic Story Bracelet In Original Box Mother of Pearl
Meticulously hand painted on mother of pearl links and lacquer coated that has yellowed with time.
In very good condition for the age with one or two small areas of loss. This bracelet is composed of hexagonal mother of pearl tiles, each hand painted with a different motif. The heavy glazing that followed has yellowed over the years.
The metal is silver and has some patina.
The bracelet measures 8 inches long and 5/8 inch (16mm) wide.
The unfinished wood box with a sliding lid with name, address and date hand written on it. August 24 1913 .
The bracelet arrives in the original box it was shipped to the US from a far away land. It could be from the Middle East but many of these were actually hand painted in China at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Box has signs of age.