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THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN TRADE


A topic for adding details and thus hopefully expanding our knowledge of the Middle East Trade.



If you have any details of the above trade, advertisements, details of the individuals involved, examples of their work, etc., anything that you are willing to share, then here's the place to post it.



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L. KRAMER & Co.

Mousky Street, Shawadliyah Street, and El Manakh Street, Cairo and Alexandria, Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa



L. Kramer & Cie. - Cairo - 1898


L. Kramer & Co. - Cairo - 1899


L. Kramer & Co. - Cairo - 1904


L. Kramer & Co. - Cairo - 1918


Chez L. Kramer & Co. - Cairo - 1923


Chez L. Kramer & Co. - Cairo - 1928


A. Marchak - Paris - 1928


Purveyers to H.H. The Khedive.


An example of the retailer mark of L. Kramer & Co. applied to a cigarette case made by Joseph Gloster Ltd. ans assayed at Birmingham in 1926:


L. KRAMER & Co./EGYPT-PALESTINE

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VARTAN

Isfahan, Iran


Examples of the Vartan mark:











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BAHRAIN MARKING INFORMATION



Examples of Bahrain gold marks:












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RUDOLF STOBBE

Opera Square, Cairo and Cherif Pasha Street, Alexandria



Rudolf Stobbe - Alexandria - 1904


Rudolf Stobbe - Cairo and Alexandria - 1907


Rudolf Stobbe - Cairo - 1907

Representative in Alexandria for Arthur Krupp Berndorf.

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WOLF HOROVITZ

26, Cherif Pasha Street, Alexandria (26 rue Chérif Pacha, Alexandrie)


Retailer mark of Wolf Horovitz:


FABRIQUE EN ANGLETERRE/POUR/W. HOROVITZ/26 RUE CHERIF PACHA/ALEXANDRIE

Similar marks noted with:
FABRIQUE EN FRANCE/POUR/W. HOROVITZ/26 RUE CHERIF PACHA/ALEXANDRIE

Wolf Zeev Horovitz, born: 18th August 1883 (Alexandria, Egypt), died: 16th February 1959 (Geneva, Switzerland).

Horovitz's clientele included the Royal courts of King Fouad I and King Farouk I.

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JACK GOLIGER

Tomich Building, Sharia-el-Manakh, Cairo



Jack Goliger - Cairo - 1918

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TCHIBOUKDJIAN & Co.

Grand Rue de Pera 401, Constantinople



Tchiboukdjian & Co. - Constantinople - 1892



A beautiful ware, which was first exhibited at the World's Fair, and which is now to be seen at the World's Fair Prize Winners' Exhibition, at the Grand Central Palace, 43d St. and Lexington Ave., New York, is the Hamedie shown by Tchiboukdjian & Co., the court jewelers of Turkey. The ware which, by special permission, is named after the Sultan, is a fine porcelain of delicate tint, over which is inlaid silver filigree. The effect is both rich and beautiful. In another beautiful ware here exhibited, a scroll design is cut through the porcelain and filled in with enamel. Tchiboukdjian & Co. have received forty-five medals for their silver, gold plate and enameled jewelry and their Hamedie and other wares.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 13th December 1893


Tchiboukdjian & Co., of Constantinople, the court jewelers of Turkey, have opened a New York branch at 1127 Broadway, near 25th St.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 7th February 1894


The largest jewelry house in Constantinople is that of Tchiboukdjian & Co.. an Armenian firm located in the Grand Rue de Pera under the offices of the American legation which are upstairs. Dr. Hatchdoor, an American dentist across the street, kindly acted as interpreter for me after my introduction to the firm by Mr. Ridde, the secretary of our legation. This firm make a specialty of enameled Turkish jewelry, spoons and small wares, made mostly in silver and gilded. They are very proud of their certificate of award from the Chicago Exposition and they may well be for they merit it in the varied and beautiful designs they originate. Bring before the mind all the colors and combinations that appear in Turkish rugs and you have an idea of their enamel work. They sent to the Chicago Fair also a model in silver which cost them $7,000 to make, of the famous drinking fountain erected by the Sultan Ahmed 400 years ago. It is the handsomest drinking fountain in Turkey and probably in the world. It stands near St. Sofia in Stamboul. The firm are also large dealers in precious stones.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th April 1898

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LG

Palestine


Examples of the work and mark of the as yet unidentified 'LG':





















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ZIVY FRÈRES

10, rue Chérif Pacha, Alexandrie and Paris



Zivy Frères - Alexandria - 1918

Established in 1863

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L. KRAMER & Co.

Cairo


A image of one the premises of L. Kramer & Co. in Cairo:



This image was published in 1901.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... er#p170910

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ISIDORE ROSENFELD

Place Mohamed Aly, 2, Rue Caied El-Gohar, Alexandrie



Isidore Rosenfeld - Alexandria - 1918

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CESAR ZIVY

Cairo


A image of one the premises of Cesar Zivy in Cairo:



This image was published in 1901.

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J. ROSENTHAL

16, Cherif Pasha Street, Alexandria (16 rue Chérif Pacha, Alexandrie)



J. Rosenthal - Alexandria - 1918

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M. BERGOVITZ

Cairo


A JEWELLER MURDERED

Cairo, February 13. A detective on joining a crowd in the jewellery shop of M. Bergovitz saw an Egyptian, who after having attempted to open the door of a window from the inside took a running kick, splintering the plate glass through which he stepped. The detective and the Egyptian simultaneously fired at each other. Both were seriously injured. M. Bergovitz, who was the son of a prominent Roumanian merchant, was found murdered.

Source: The Barrier Miner - 15th February 1927

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KHALIL GIRGI KHALEEFY

Oriental Stores, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon








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SALIM

Amarah, Iraq
















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R. MAREIN Ltd.

288, Jaffa Road, Jerusalem



R. Marein Ltd. - Jerusalem - 1941

Established in 1899.

See: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=58529

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THE SWISS WATCH Co. Ltd.

Semiramis Building, Rachid Street, Baghdad and Basrah



The Swiss Watch Co., Ltd. - Baghdad and Basrah - 1946


The Swiss Watch Co., Ltd. - Baghdad and Basrah - 1947


The Swiss Watch Co., Ltd. - Baghdad - 1953


The Swiss Watch Co., Ltd. - Baghdad - 1960

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OLMA

Iraq



Olma - Iraq - 1954

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