Afrika cuff - opinions please

[AJ]

Hi
I a Afrika cuffband for display and found this at a dealers place.
Does it look real to you ?
Thanks
AJ

[AJ]

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[AJ]

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[phil1942]

I think 90% a good one. It looks quite nice.
But, I would not buy it for two reasons:

1. AFRIKA and palm trees are not centered vertically.
2. Russian braid is not right on the edge of the cufftitle.

It might be a variation or possibly a 1957 issue ?

Good points:

The material looks like smooth camel fibre.
The cufftitle looks aged correctly.
The woven pattern on the reverse is correct.
The loose fibre on the cut edges is correct.

To summarise, it looks good, but I would wait until you see a "bog standard" variety where there is no doubt. Better to buy "bog-standards" than variations.

[Shawn Southern]

Afrika

Do you have any additional photos showing detail - weave of the camel tone material and backside of the embroidery? I would personally want to see these before biting on it. My first impression is that it's good.

Shawn

[AJ]

Hi
Thanks for your replies.
These are the only photos I have
Best regrads

AJ

[John T]

The contrasting textures on the front and back of the piece appear correct.