Antique Moorish North African Silver Cuff Bracelet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moorish North Africa Silver Cuff Bracelet. Antique Tunisian, Algeria or Moroccan silver cuff. In good condition, sturdy and high quality design, Maker's mark on outer edge. A well made silver bracelet from North Africa from the French Colonial Times. The Arabic calligraphy is stylized Arabic script. This type of bracelet was produced for European rather than local consumption and were mentioned in the seminal work of Paul Eudel: Dictionnaire des bijoux de l'Afrique du Nord : Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Tripolitaine (1906). They were known as "Meqiâsat Tounès" or Tunis bracelets, because they mimic a style of bracelet that was originally made in Tunis after the Turkish Islamic design. Vintage Moorish Etruscan Style Silver Filigree Hinged bangle...
1920s Etruscan Revival Vintage Algerian Jewelry
Silver
