AMAZING HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER MIDDLE EAST TRIBAL CHOKER NECKLACE, DANGLES

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IF YOU LIKE VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE STUFF, PLEASE CONTINUE TO COME BACK OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, AS I AM CONSTANTLY LISTING NEW ITEMS VIRTUALLY DAILY...
PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST VINTAGE & ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES STORE -- "DALLAS VALLEY DISCOVERIES", OR
EBAY ID: DALLASVALLEYDISCOVERIES
, FOR MORE GREAT ITEMS...
I AM CONSTANTLY ON A BUYING SPREE (MOSTLY ESTATE AND ANTIQUE AUCTIONS), SO I HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ITEMS TO LIST AS FAST AS I CAN.  ALL KINDS OF SMALLS AND LARGER ANTIQUES AND VINTAGE ITEMS.
I HAVE SOME MORE GOLD AND SILVER TO LIST NOW.  MOST ARE MARKED AS STERLING OR GOLD AND HAVE TESTED AS SUCH.  ALSO, MOST OF THE SILVER HAS AT LEAST SOME TARNISH OR PATINA ON IT.  I WILL LEAVE THE POLISHING TO THE TASTES OF THE NEW OWNER.  PLEASE NOTE:  EACH OF THESE ARE FROM
NON-SMOKING
SOURCES.
THESE NEXT TWO DOZEN (+/-) LISTINGS HAVE MOSTLY
VINTAGE SILVER TONED
(NICKEL SILVER, OR NICKEL PLATED BRASS),
SILVERPLATED
, OR
STERLING SILVER HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY
ITEMS THAT WERE ALL MADE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
MOST, IF NOT ALL, WERE MADE IN THE TRIBAL LANDS AND BY TRIBAL ARTISANS.
I'M LISTING THESE FOR A LOCAL LADY WHO USED TO LIVE OVER THERE AND SHE HAD A SHOP THAT SOLD THESE TYPES OF GOODS, AMONGST OTHERS.  THESE ARE BASICALLY SOME OF HER LEFTOVER INVENTORY FROM WHEN SHE CLOSED UP THE SHOP, AND MOVED BACK TO THE U.S.A. (ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, AS I UNDERSTAND IT).
AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, MOST OF THESE ARE NOT MARKED OR SIGNED, AND MOST WERE JUST MADE WITH THE MATERIALS THAT THESE ARTISANS HAD AVAILABLE, SO MOST ARE NOT MADE OF SOLID (STERLING) SILVER.
I'LL POINT OUT ALL OF THESE DETAILS, PER LISTING, AS APPLICABLE.
THESE LISTINGS WILL INCLUDE:  MEDALLIONS / PENDANTS; MASSIVE BRACELETS AND CUFF BRACELETS; MASSIVE CHOKERS; REALLY MASSIVE NECKLACES; AND MORE.  MATERIALS WILL SOMETIMES INCLUDE:  VARIOUS METALS (AS LISTED ABOVE); BONE (BOVINE/COW); LEATHERS; STAINLESS STEEL; STONES (LOTS OF
DEEP BLUE LAPIS
) AND MORE.
LASTLY, I'VE BEEN DOING "THIS" FULL-TIME FOR 8+ YEARS, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE MOST OF THESE ITEMS, SO THAT ARE VERY RARE, AT LEAST WHERE I LIVE AND PROBABLY OVER MOST PARTS OF AMERICA, SO GET THEM WHILE THEY ARE AVAILABLE
.
A QUICK COMMERCIAL... TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND THESE, AND OTHER GOODIES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE BLUE "LINK", WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO MY EBAY STORE CATEGORY THAT IS DEDICATED TO JUST THIS JEWELRY (
Jewelry - Middle East, Tribal
).
HERE IS A WONDERFUL LADIES HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER CHOKER, WITH LITTLE BALL DANGLES.  IT MEASURES APPROX. 16" LONG (MAX, INCLUDING THE LITTLE EXTENSION) x 1.25" TALL (NOT INCLUDING THE DANGLES).
AS WITH MOST HANDCRAFTED ITEMS LIKE THIS ONE, IT IS NOT SIGNED (HALLMARKED) BY ITS MAKER.  HOWEVER, IT IS STAMPED WITH "800", WHICH MEANS THAT THE SILVER IS 80% PURE (WHERE-AS "STERLING" SILVER IS AT LEAST 92.5% PURE (BUT IT CAN BE HIGHER IN PURITY).  SO... TECHNICALLY THIS CHOKER IS NOT MADE OF STERLING SILVER, BUT IS MADE OF A HIGH GRADE SILVER ALLOY.
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, EACH OF THESE SOLDER POINTS WAS DONE BY HAND.  THEY WERE VERY WELL DONE, BUT AREN'T QUITE UP TO THE PRECISION LEVEL THAT I WOULD EXPECT, WERE THEY DONE BY MACHINE.  THE NECKLACE SHOWS VERY LITTLE WEAR AND IS IN EXCELLENT (or BETTER) CONDITION, OVERALL.  THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LOT IS 167.20 GRAMS.
PLEASE NOTE:  THIS IS THE SECOND OF THESE TWO CHOKERS THAT I'VE NOW LISTED.  THE FIRST ONE RECENTLY SOLD, SO YOU ARE ACTUALLY "SEEING DOUBLE" IN THIS CASE.
PLEASE NOTE:  I AM NOT A JEWELER, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF GEM EXPERT, SO I CAN'T (AND DON'T TRY TO) ACCURATELY GRADE GEMS, OR TRY TO PERFECTLY SIZE THEM.  I WILL GIVE MY BEST EFFORT TO GIVE YOU MY "BEST GUESS" ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS, GIVEN MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, BUT THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEES, AT ALL.  BUT, IF THERE ARE GEMSTONES IN THIS PARTICULAR LISTING, THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTRONICALLY TESTED, AND ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AS LISTED.  ALSO, I AM WEARING MY OWN WEDDING RING IN THESE PHOTOS, SO IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RING (OR RINGS) IN THIS LISTING, IT WILL BE FOR THE OTHER RING(S) SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.  THANKS!
THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION
.  PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF VARIETY AND CONDITION, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.  ENJOY!
SHIPPING WILL BE

INSURED USPS FIRST CLASS, AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO COMBINE SHIPPING
.
I DON'T OFFER A RETURN POLICY, BUT, I WILL STAND BEHIND MY LISTINGS.  IF I MAKE A MISTAKE ON MY LISTING, OR I MISUNDERSTAND AN ITEM OR MISS A
RELEVANT FLAW ON THE ITEMS UP FOR BID, I WILL DO ANYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE BUYER, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!!
THANKS FOR LOOKING!