Bidspirit auction | A Rare Silver Enamel Cloisonne


A Rare Silver Enamel Cloisonne and Coral Fibula (Tabzimt), Algeria, 19th Century - Description: The medalion shaped brooch is cloisonne enameled with blue green and yellow with an applied beaded border. Set with five large corals, one of them the pin itself. Below four suspended elements decorated with enamel and corals. The reverse also decorated with enamel and filigree work. Diameter: 7.5 cm Literature: For a similar example see: Chason, Rachel ”Later Islamic Jewelry”, Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 72