BEAUTIFUL SIAM JEWELLERY(THAILAND) MARKED SIAM SILVER.
SIAM SILVERWAS A POPULAR GIFT FOR THEIR SWEETHEARTS/WIVES FROM SOLDIERS STATIONED THERE FROM 1920S ON.MOST OF IT WAS COMPLETELY HANDMADE JEWELLERY.
MOST SIAM PIECES ARE OF CHARACHTERS IN HINDU FOLKLORE,FROM THE EPIC OF RAMAYAMA.
USUALLY THEY DISPLAY THE GOD OF THUNDER,RAMASOON,PURSUEING THE GODDESS OF LIGHTNING,MEKALA.OFTEN ITS JUST MEKALA,IDENTIFIABLE BY HER LIGHTNIBG BOLTS.
SIAM BECAME THAILAND ABOUT 1938,SO THESE ARE VINTAGE ITEMS ,AND SUCH A PRETTY COLOUR!!
HARD TO FIND BLUE,SO I HAVE COMBINED THESE 2 ITEMSWHICH MATCH PERFECTLY.ALL MY BLUE SIAM PIECES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED SEPERATELY OVER MANY YEARS .
THE BROOCH IS 5 CN LONG,QUITE LARGE,AND SHOWS MEKALA.THE FIGURE IS SILVER ,NOT GREYISH AS IN PHOTO.THE ENAMEL IS A SKY BLUE,WITH A SMALL PIECE NEAR HER FOOT CHIPPED,ONLY 5MM,HARDLY NOTICABLE.BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED GODDESS.MARKED " SIAM STERLING"ROLLOVER CLASP
THE EARRINGS ARE A PERFECT MATCH,NICE AND SHINY SILVER.ABOUT 2.4 CM ROUND ,GREAT DETAILIN THESE AS WELL,CLIP ON,MARKED "SIAM SILVER"
SIAM SILVER IS VERY COLLECTABLE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS COLOUR.IT ALSO IS A REAL TALKING POINT TO WEAR,AS I OFTEN DO.
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER PIECES,WILL COMBINE POST.
PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING,ITEMS SOLD AS IS, I WILL COMBINE ,SO PLEASE HAVE A LOOK!!
REGISTERED MAIL COMPULSORY OVER $50,I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE ONCE POSTED,THANKS.