Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: Unsold
Two "jambiya" ("shibriya") daggers, decorated in filigree and granulation, crafted by a Jewish silversmith. Yemen, [early 20th century].
1. Wood and leather scabbard covered with silver plaques, densely and delicately decorated. Wooden hilt, in part similarly covered with decorated silver plaques. 40X8 cm.
2. Scabbard made of wood, leather, and fabric. Hilt entirely silver-coated, and decorated on one side in recurrent vegetal pattern of flowers and leaves. 26X4.5 cm.
References: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, pp. 150-51; Ma'ase Rokem, p. 189.
1. Wood and leather scabbard covered with silver plaques, densely and delicately decorated. Wooden hilt, in part similarly covered with decorated silver plaques. 40X8 cm.
2. Scabbard made of wood, leather, and fabric. Hilt entirely silver-coated, and decorated on one side in recurrent vegetal pattern of flowers and leaves. 26X4.5 cm.
References: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, pp. 150-51; Ma'ase Rokem, p. 189.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Bedouin "lazem" amulet necklace. Arabian Peninsula (Yemen?), [first half of 20th century]. Silver, filigree and granulation;](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/231.jpg "Bedouin \"Lazem\" Amulet Necklace")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Bedouin "lazem" amulet necklace. Arabian Peninsula (Yemen?), [first half of 20th century].
Silver, filigree and granulation; glass bead and other beads.
Necklace consisting of nine hollow polygonal ornaments, from which silver coins, long chains with bells, a row of coral-like red beads, disks, and other objects are suspended. Such necklaces were worn on the chin-line and thus suspended in front of the neck so that the chains would conceal the neck in curtain-like fashion. See also item no. 226.
Approx. 26X20 cm. Missing chain.
Reference: The Art of Bedouin Jewelry, p. 44.
Silver, filigree and granulation; glass bead and other beads.
Necklace consisting of nine hollow polygonal ornaments, from which silver coins, long chains with bells, a row of coral-like red beads, disks, and other objects are suspended. Such necklaces were worn on the chin-line and thus suspended in front of the neck so that the chains would conceal the neck in curtain-like fashion. See also item no. 226.
Approx. 26X20 cm. Missing chain.
Reference: The Art of Bedouin Jewelry, p. 44.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Three Bedouin necklaces. Yemen, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, filigree and granulation; coral beads and other beads.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/232.jpg "Three Bedouin Necklaces – Yemen")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: Unsold
Three Bedouin necklaces. Yemen, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, filigree and granulation; coral beads and other beads.
1. Ornate necklace composed of five squares decorated in filigree and granulation, and connected one to the other by sets of five strings adorned with red coral-like beads, and with silver beads. Amulet case dangling from middle square, from which, in turn, three decorated pendants are suspended. Approx. 40X11 cm.
2. Necklace of the "Kirdan" type. Consists of a braided chain from which 24 conical pendants, decorated with flowers made in silver thread, silver disks, bells, and red beads are suspended. Approx. 30X5 cm.
3. Necklace composed of tiny silver pendants decorated with silver fruit-like and flower-like granules, and with coral beads. 42X2 cm.
Reference: The Art of Bedouin Jewelry, pp. 49, 108.
Silver, filigree and granulation; coral beads and other beads.
1. Ornate necklace composed of five squares decorated in filigree and granulation, and connected one to the other by sets of five strings adorned with red coral-like beads, and with silver beads. Amulet case dangling from middle square, from which, in turn, three decorated pendants are suspended. Approx. 40X11 cm.
2. Necklace of the "Kirdan" type. Consists of a braided chain from which 24 conical pendants, decorated with flowers made in silver thread, silver disks, bells, and red beads are suspended. Approx. 30X5 cm.
3. Necklace composed of tiny silver pendants decorated with silver fruit-like and flower-like granules, and with coral beads. 42X2 cm.
Reference: The Art of Bedouin Jewelry, pp. 49, 108.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Collection of pieces of silver Bedouin jewelry. Yemen, [19th and 20th centuries]. 1. Forehead ornament (or headband). [19th](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/233_1.jpg "Collection of Pieces of Silver Bedouin Jewelry – Head Ornaments – Yeme")
![Collection of pieces of silver Bedouin jewelry. Yemen, [19th and 20th centuries]. 1. Forehead ornament (or headband). [19th](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/233_2.jpg "Collection of Pieces of Silver Bedouin Jewelry – Head Ornaments – Yeme")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: Unsold
Collection of pieces of silver Bedouin jewelry. Yemen, [19th and 20th centuries].
1. Forehead ornament (or headband). [19th century]. Leather band, to which eighteen decorated silver plates are attached, nine of them inlaid with coral beads. An 18th-century Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) silver coin has been substituted for one of the original silver plates. Approx. 64X5 cm. Wear to leather strap; torn into two pieces.
2-3. Two forehead ornaments (or headbands). Net-like; composed of small square and round silver links, some convex, and some with suspended hamsa-like pendants. Clasps at either end decorated in silver thread and granulation. 36X6 cm. 37X6 cm.
4-5. Pair of head ornaments / earrings. Spherical, silver thread and granulation, and with diamond-shaped silver plaques. Long chains, with delicate flower-shaped pendants at their ends, dangle from spheres.
6. Nose ring. Approx. 5 cm.
7. Braided chain. Was most likely an element in a head ornament set, and made to support an assortment of suspended pendants and ornaments. 68 cm.
1. Forehead ornament (or headband). [19th century]. Leather band, to which eighteen decorated silver plates are attached, nine of them inlaid with coral beads. An 18th-century Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) silver coin has been substituted for one of the original silver plates. Approx. 64X5 cm. Wear to leather strap; torn into two pieces.
2-3. Two forehead ornaments (or headbands). Net-like; composed of small square and round silver links, some convex, and some with suspended hamsa-like pendants. Clasps at either end decorated in silver thread and granulation. 36X6 cm. 37X6 cm.
4-5. Pair of head ornaments / earrings. Spherical, silver thread and granulation, and with diamond-shaped silver plaques. Long chains, with delicate flower-shaped pendants at their ends, dangle from spheres.
6. Nose ring. Approx. 5 cm.
7. Braided chain. Was most likely an element in a head ornament set, and made to support an assortment of suspended pendants and ornaments. 68 cm.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Small three-handled pitcher, and statuette. Ethiopia, [20th century]. Clay. 1. Small pitcher with long, narrow spout and ro](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/234.jpg "Small Pitcher with Stars of David, and Statuette – Jewish Earthenware")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Small three-handled pitcher, and statuette. Ethiopia, [20th century].
Clay.
1. Small pitcher with long, narrow spout and rounded body, tapering downward. Upper half of body with three projecting, rounded handles, interspersed with large Stars of David. Additional Star of David on bottom of vessel. Height: 18 cm. Good condition. Number of fractures.
2. Statuette of pregnant woman carrying baby on her back. Statuettes of this type were crafted by women of the Beta Israel community, beginning in the early 1960s, to be sold to tourists as souvenirs. See: The Jews of Ethiopia, a People in Transition, p. 62. Height: 11 cm. A number of fractures.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Clay.
1. Small pitcher with long, narrow spout and rounded body, tapering downward. Upper half of body with three projecting, rounded handles, interspersed with large Stars of David. Additional Star of David on bottom of vessel. Height: 18 cm. Good condition. Number of fractures.
2. Statuette of pregnant woman carrying baby on her back. Statuettes of this type were crafted by women of the Beta Israel community, beginning in the early 1960s, to be sold to tourists as souvenirs. See: The Jews of Ethiopia, a People in Transition, p. 62. Height: 11 cm. A number of fractures.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Statuette, portrait King Solomon. Ethiopia, [20th century]. Clay. Statuette representing King Solomon. On the chin and on t](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/235_1.jpg "Ethiopian Statuette – Portrait of King Solomon – Ethiopia")
![Statuette, portrait King Solomon. Ethiopia, [20th century]. Clay. Statuette representing King Solomon. On the chin and on t](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/235_2.jpg "Ethiopian Statuette – Portrait of King Solomon – Ethiopia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Statuette, portrait King Solomon. Ethiopia, [20th century].
Clay.
Statuette representing King Solomon. On the chin and on the back of the statuette are Stars of David.
According to local and other traditions, the Jews of Ethiopia are the descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Length: 7.5 cm. Width: 6 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Clay.
Statuette representing King Solomon. On the chin and on the back of the statuette are Stars of David.
According to local and other traditions, the Jews of Ethiopia are the descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Length: 7.5 cm. Width: 6 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Two beaded chains. Ethiopia [20th century].
Wood; cloth and other materials; silver; silver thread and granulation.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/236_1.jpg "Two Beaded Ethiopian Chains – Amulet Chains for Protection")
![Two beaded chains. Ethiopia [20th century].
Wood; cloth and other materials; silver; silver thread and granulation.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/236_2.jpg "Two Beaded Ethiopian Chains – Amulet Chains for Protection")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: Unsold
Two beaded chains. Ethiopia [20th century].
Wood; cloth and other materials; silver; silver thread and granulation.
1. Beaded amulet chain, [early 20th century]. Long chain composed of different beads bead. Amulet wrapped in string and two metal rings suspended from middle of chain. Length: 65 cm.
2. Long beaded chain, composed of silver beads in five different shapes, some decorated in silver thread and granulation, and similar in form to amulet cases. Threaded onto a purple string. Length: 68 cm.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Three silver bracelets with decorations. Ethiopia, [early 20th century]. Silver, repoussé and engraved; silver thread and gr](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/237.jpg "Three Decorated Silver Bracelets – Ethiopia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Three silver bracelets with decorations. Ethiopia, [early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé and engraved; silver thread and granulation.
1. Large, hollow bracelet (anklet?), decorated with twisted silver thread and with small conical spikes. Diameter: 13 cm. Minor blemishes and warping.
2. Large bracelet, decorated with twisted silver thread, granulation, and with square silver plates and round knobs that create flower-like patterns. Diameter: 7.5 cm. No clasp pin.
3. Small bracelet, decorated with twisted silver thread and with small conical spikes. Diameter: 5 cm.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Silver, repoussé and engraved; silver thread and granulation.
1. Large, hollow bracelet (anklet?), decorated with twisted silver thread and with small conical spikes. Diameter: 13 cm. Minor blemishes and warping.
2. Large bracelet, decorated with twisted silver thread, granulation, and with square silver plates and round knobs that create flower-like patterns. Diameter: 7.5 cm. No clasp pin.
3. Small bracelet, decorated with twisted silver thread and with small conical spikes. Diameter: 5 cm.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value
![Four silver bracelets. Ethiopia, [early 20th century]. Silver, repoussé, engraved, and soldered; granulation. Four massive](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/238.jpg "Four Silver Bracelets – Ethiopia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: Unsold
Four silver bracelets. Ethiopia, [early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, engraved, and soldered; granulation.
Four massive bracelets, all similar in form: composed of thick silver threads arranged widthwise one on top of the other and soldered to each other. Two of the bracelets are closed by means of a clasp pin, while the other two close with a press-and-click.
Diameter: 5.5 cm. Condition varies.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Silver, repoussé, engraved, and soldered; granulation.
Four massive bracelets, all similar in form: composed of thick silver threads arranged widthwise one on top of the other and soldered to each other. Two of the bracelets are closed by means of a clasp pin, while the other two close with a press-and-click.
Diameter: 5.5 cm. Condition varies.
Purchased in Ethiopia.
Category
Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Ethiopia
Catalogue Value