April 23, 2024
RAFAEL MELENDEZ TAXCO 980 SILVER TURQUOISE BRACELET
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RAFAEL MELENDEZ TAXCO 980 SILVER TURQUOISE BRACELET� ENTIRELY HAND-WROUGHT, HERE IS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BRACELET BY MAESTRO RAFAEL MELENDEZ, CIRCA EARLY 1940'S. RAFAEL MELENDEZ WORKED FOR WILLIAM SPRATLING AT TALLER DE LAS DELICIAS, AND LEFT TO START HIS OWN SHOP, "PLATERIA MELENDEZ", IN 1939. UNCLE TO EMMA MELENDEZ, MOST OF HIS DESIGNS WERE BASED ON PRE-COLUMBIAN MOTIFS, AND WILLIAM SPRATLING WAS A STRONG INFLUENCE FOR HIM. PEDRO CASTILLO AND ADAN ALVARADO WERE AMONG THE SKILLED AND TALENTED SILVERSMITHS AT HIS TALLER. THIS CUFF IS A MASSIVE PIECE, MEASURING A FULL 2" WIDE IN FRONT, AND IS EXECUTED IN HEAVY GAUGE 980 SILVER. THERE ARE THREE LARGE BEZEL-SET TURQUOISE CABOCHONS ON THE FRONT, WITH SILVER DOMES ON THE SIDES AND BACK. CLOSURE IS A SECURE PIN. MEASURES A CLOSED, WEARABLE INTERIOR LENGTH OF 7", AND A WIDTH OF 2". PIN AND CHAIN CLOSURE IS 2 5/8" LONG. WEIGHT IS 71.7 GRAMS FULLY SIGNED AND HALLMARKED WITH A CONJOINED "RM" INSIDE A CIRCLE, AND "MEXICO TAXCO 980". THESE EXACT MARKS ARE SHOWN ON PAGE 119 OF BILLE HOUGART'S "THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS", WHERE RAFAEL MELENDEZ IS NOTED. VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS TO THE STONES, WHICH ARE TIGHT IN THEIR SETTINGS. PIN AND CHAIN CLOSURE IS TIGHT AND SECURE. ON CLOSE INSPECTION I CAN SEE A MINOR REPAIR ON THE INSIDE OF THE PIECE,
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