Antique Baba Nyonya Wares ornament, incorporating recognisable Chinese symbols of chrysanthemum flowers, peaches and phoenixes.
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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.
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 [...]
