Blue and white porcelain dutch antiques from the Wanli (1625) and Desaru shipwrecks (1830) in the South China Sea were set in silver pendants, earrings and rings and sold as jewellery.
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Imari – Japanese Export Porcelain
JAPAN’S EXPORT PORCELAINby Helga L. Zipser
All photos are by Randal A. Zipser, La Petite Galerie.
As seen in Antiques & Art Around Florida, Winter/Spring 1999
Antique Jewelry Old Silver Pillow Adornment
This couple of pieces of silver pillow case adornment nice crafted with daisy edge designed and circled with rows of flora. If you look closely there are couples of tiny holes where one can put a sewing needle through to hold these sliver art pieces with threads. This pieces are usually used by the wealthy [...]
Antique Jewelry Old Silver Beaded Necklace
A fine Peranakan (Straits Chinese) string of golden plated silver beaded chain. These was commonly worn by the Nyonya Baba Ladies of the Peranakan.
A Malay belt buckle (pinding) made from silver with a repousse design., 1900
Statement of significance
Silver-smithing in Malaysia began many centuries after the use of gold, as silver is not indigenous there, although it is mined in Burma, Laos and Thailand, and had to be imported by foreign traders. The silver industry in Malaysia declined in the 1930s when there was a shortage of silver and cheap commercial [...]
Antique Jewelry Old Silver Belt Buckle
A piece of old silver belt buckle worn by the rich Malay. I have done some research .. read the next post
Antique Jewelry Silver Anklet
This is a gold coated silver hammer antique anklet worn by the Nyonya from Penang. This piece is hollow in the middle beautifully hand hammered which can be open on one end with a screw and the other side is joined with a sealed with a movable rod. Notice closely at the 2 nyonya baba legs where [...]
Antique Jewelry – Silver Earings
Two pairs of silver earnings made in Bangkok with delicate net individual flowers measuring about 4cm in length. Click on image to see details…
