Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
Two Women's Silver Belt Buckles – Buckle with Star of David – Essaouira (Mogodur)
Opening: $500
Unsold
Two womens's silver belt buckles (Mdemma) of the type known as "fekroun" ("tortoise"). Essaouira (Mogodur), Morocco, [first half of 20th century].
Outward-facing surface is convex, hence the association with a tortoise shell.
1. Silver (marked), cast and engraved; chased. Rose-window decoration at center, surrounded by vegetal patterns. Hand-shaped ornaments, all facing toward center, at edges of all four sides. 18X5.5 cm. Good condition.
2. Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved; chased. "Window" at center, shaped like Star of David, surrounded by pierced round holes. Above and below, at either end, two pierced, octagonal stars. Vegetal patterns. 11.5X4.5 cm. Good condition.
References: Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land, p. 156; Bijoux du Maroc (1999), p. 76.
Outward-facing surface is convex, hence the association with a tortoise shell.
1. Silver (marked), cast and engraved; chased. Rose-window decoration at center, surrounded by vegetal patterns. Hand-shaped ornaments, all facing toward center, at edges of all four sides. 18X5.5 cm. Good condition.
2. Silver, cast, pierced, and engraved; chased. "Window" at center, shaped like Star of David, surrounded by pierced round holes. Above and below, at either end, two pierced, octagonal stars. Vegetal patterns. 11.5X4.5 cm. Good condition.
References: Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land, p. 156; Bijoux du Maroc (1999), p. 76.
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