Antique Berber pair of fibulae FABULOUS matching pair stamped on the back - dated 1918 with makers mark as well. The design on the front is a traditional one - with a stylized triangle representing a fertile womb.
The perfume holders hanging on each side are beautifully hand incised and forged with the bottoms that open up with a hinge. Cotton dipped in perfume is inserted into the two holders so that the wearer smells wonderful as she goes about her day/night. The very bottoms of each perfume holder have 11 magic characters/letters incised in Berber further protecting and blessing the wearer. Very rare pair of old jewelry whose traditional use is rapidly coming to an end. BALTHAZARA Fine Tribal and Estate No Reserve Auctions.
The item "(B) Antique Pair Berber Silver Fibula Perfume Holder Signed Morocco 1918 NR" is in sale since Monday, August 3, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Other African Antiques". The seller is "balthazara" and is located in Vero Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.