Charlott, My Favorite Gift Shop

Come through the door and on your right is a wall of replicas of old, brass wall chanukiyot, and modern ones as well, and hamsas of all kinds. The shelf below holds Armenian tiles and Hebron glass pieces. Scattered along this wall are brass mirrors, mostly from Morocco. 

Moving a little further back into the shop, one spies a glass showcase with modern brass candlesticks, glass pieces, and at least 100-year-old Turkish Ottoman pieces in silver, covered with gold leaf and stones. In front of this showcase is a wood table with old, embroidered scatter-pillow cases, coin purses and eyeglass cases. I have a large collection of embroidered pieces, framed and each with its own history. A few steps away, in front of the picture window isa table with more cushion covers and table runners, embroidered with Indian, Albanian and Arabembroidery. 

The back wall has Hebron glass in shades of blue, green and amber; I have amber vases and drinking glasses which I bought maybe 40 years ago. There are also copper pieces from Persia. 

What strikes you the most is the piece of damask material holding glass and ceramic necklaces, 1,000 years old. They remind me of a camel bone necklace I bought from a vendor, down near the Dead Sea. Nearby on shelves are Uzbekistan pottery and china. 

In the center of the room is a glassed case, where Noga sits, a rich looking, dark black-haired lady. Garnet, seed pearl, and lapis rings, necklaces, earring and pins are in   the showcase in front of her, as well as pill boxes, and some Persian tile, perhaps 50 years old. I remind her of the Roman glass (2,000 year old) broaches I bought there, uniquely designed with a gold frame—one with lapis and other blue stones hanging down and one with wine-color stones.