MATL MATILDE POULAT SALAS TAXCO MEX STERLING AMETHYST TURQ TAB NECKLACE NR

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THIS EXCEPTIONAL ORNATE STERLING FILIGREE BEJEWELLED AMETHYST TURQUOISE TAB NECKLACE WAS DESIGNED BY THE ICONIC DESIGNER MATILDE POULAT,ALSO KNOWN AS MATL. IT FEATURES 8 BEJEWELLED SEGMENTS ACROSS THE FRONT. THEY ARE ABOUT 1 INCH WIDE X 1-7/8 INCHES IN LENGTH THE SEGMENTS HAVE GORGEOUS WELL MATCHED DEEP PURPLE PYRAMIDAL CUT AMETHYST CENTERS WITH TURQUOISE AND DELICATE FILIGREE WORK EMBELLISHED WITH TINY SILVER BALL ACCENTS. THEY EACH HAVE 3 TABS HANGING FROM THEM WITH ROUND TURQUOISE STONES AT THEIR ENDS. DANGLING TABS,PYRAMID CUT AMETHYSTS,SILVER BEADS,TURQUOISE AND ORNATE SILVER FILIGREE WORK ARE DESIGN ELEMENT THAT RECUR IN MANY POULAT SILVER PIECES. THE SEGMENTS ATTACH TO ORNATE HAND MADE CHAINS ON EITHER SIDE TO THE CLOSURE. THE CHAINS ARE CURVED AND IN 5 SEGMENTS SECURED WITH INCISED OVAL SILVER RINGS. THEY ARE DECORATED WITH NIELLO AND TINY SILVER BALLS. THE SECURE CLOSURE IS A BOX WITH A TAB INSERT THAT CLOSES WITH A THE BOX HAS DECORATIVE APPLIED SILVER WORK WHICH IS TYPICAL OF MATL'S DESIGN AESTHETIC. THE NECKLACE IS APPROXIMATELY 19 INCHES FROM END TO END. IT WEIGHS 2.8 OUNCES IT IS STAMPED : Matl .. MS-12.. MEXICO … 925 THE NECKLACE IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE PRE-OWNED CONDITION. I HAVEN'T POLISHED IT SINCE SO MANY COLLECTORS PREFER TO RETAIN THE OXIDATION THAT HAS ACCRUED WITH AGE AND WEAR REFLECTING ITS HISTORY. read more

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