BEAUTIFUL SIAM JEWELLERY(THAILAND) MARKED SIAM SILVER.THESE PIECES ARE ALL STERLING SILVER WITH ENAMEL
SIAM SILVERWAS A POPULAR GIFT FOR THEIR SWEETHEARTS/WIVES FROM SOLDIERS STATIONED THERE FROM 1920S ON.MOST OF IT WAS COMPLETELY HANDMADE JEWELLERY.
COLOURS ARE CONSIDERED SIAM SILVER BUT NOT TRUE NIELLO.
STILL LOVELY,THE TECHNIQUE BEING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TO NIELLOWARE ,WHICH IS BLACK,MOST SIAM PIECES ARE OF CHARACTERS IN HINDU FOLKLORE,USUALLY THE GODDESS MEKKALA BEING PURSUED BY THE EVIL KING OF CEYLON,THE THAI VERSION OF THE RAMAYAMA STORY
SIAM BECAME THAILAND ABOUT 1945,SO THESE ARE VINTAGE ITEMS ,AND SUCH A PRETTY COLOUR!!
HARD TO FIND RED,SO RIGHT FOR A BRIGHT SUMMER,RED AND SILVER.
THIS PENDANT IS HEAVY AND QUITE LARGE,ABOUT 5.5 CM WITH BALE.IT HAS AN AREA WHERE THE ENAMEL HAS LIFTED,SEE PHOTO,BUT I THINK THE RIGHT NAIL POLISH WILL FIX IF YOU WANT,NOT REALLY NOTICABLE ON,I PREFER TO LEAVE ITEMS AS IS MYSLF
it weighs A FULL 5.43 G OF SOLID STERLING SILVER!!
LOOK AT MY OTHER PIECES ,I AM SELLING ALL MY RED COLECTION!MAKE YOURSELF A SET!!
PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING,ITEMS SOLD AS IS, I WILL COMBINE ,SO PLEASE HAVE A LOOK!!
REGISTERED POST REQUIRED DUE TO PAYPAL REGULATIONS,SAFER FOR YOU AND ME!!