Old and Antique Silver Jewelry and Belts, Savati Silver

Since 1975, we have always been on the lookout for lovely old pieces in jewelry and kelims and other accessory items when shopping in the bazaars of Monastiraki and Kapalicarsi (Ahtens and Instanbul). A large box of these wonders was "lost" in storage after 2 of our retail shops closed, and only recently was rediscovered... some really rare pieces in Savati technique from Turkey and Georgia, a variety of silver chain belts with unusual buckles, and an array of reproduction and old Savati Silver earrings, etc.

Savati (also Savat in Turkey and Nielo in France) is a toxic old method of etching detailed designs with lead into silver with acid. A difficult technique, it is still now done - but safely - in Tiblisi and Istanbul.

Pricing Info

There is no order minimum to purchase from the Silver Collection. Prices are the same for wholesale or retail orders.

For more info or to place an order, please email us at greekfleamarket@aol.com or give us a call at 888-MYKONOS (695-6667).

#SAV1
1940 Signed Belt Buckle/Tiblisi
$750

#SAV2
Antique Savati Choker (c. 1880, Turkish)
$550

#SAV3
Old Silver Savati Belt (26")
$265

#SAV4
Old Silver Savati Belt (29.5")
$320

#SAV5
Old Silver Savati Belt (30")
$260

#SAV6
Old Silver Savati Belt (30")
$335

#MESH1
Antique Filigree Silver Mesh Belt (31")
$600

#MESH2
Antique Turkish Silver Mesh Belt (25")
$750

#SAV1E
Old Turkish Savati Earrings
$38

#SAV2E
Old Turkish Savati Earrings
$48

#SAV3E
Old Turkish Savati Earrings
$56

Silver Pillboxes

Old Sterling Pill Boxes from Turkey: $36 each
Hookahs, serpents, and belt buckle pieces worked into these little boxes to carry tiny things
(average size is about 1.5 " and .5" thick.)

#CHAIN

I have had many requests in recent months to reproduce my own silver, hand-hammered, antique Bedouin camel chain ...I had gotten 50 meters made in the 80's after many customers had seen me wearing it at trade shows and it sold very well in my retail shops). I was finally in Istanbul selecting recycled glass and eye beads in April, so I lent it to "my guy in the Bazaar" to copy; soooooo....HOT off the presses, you can also own this wonderful sterling chain...I even made it 10% lighter, since it was quite weighty. The original is some generations old, and had adorned Beduin camels in the desert, where it was more customary to bejewel your animals rather than your women!!!!

The necklaces exist in one-meter lengths for $185. The original was very long (and came along with a rusty old loop and bit!!), so I broke it into three; one short, one medium and one even longer than a meter. If you wish a different length, we can prorate it and charge $5 to redo the ring connectors.