VINTAGE CLASSIC TAXCO MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER BRACELET NR

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THIS ELEGANT OLD TAXCO MEXICAN SILVER "ART-DECO" MOTIF BRACELET IS AN ESPECIALLY FINE PIECE. THIS BRACELET IS ONE OF "VICTORIA'S" DESIGNS, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD EXECUTED BY ONE OF HER "MAESTROS" WITH HER PERMISSION. IT WAS COMMON PRACTICE IN OLD TAXCO FOR THE GREAT DESIGNERS TO PERMIT THEIR SILVERSMITHS TO OCCASSIONALLY PRODUCE AND MARKET ONE OF THE MASTER'S DESIGNS, AS A MEANS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR PITIFULLY MEAGER PIECE-WORK WAGES.THIS FABULOUS BRACELET IS A COMPLEMENT TO A MATCHING NECKLACE THAT I AM SELLING IN A SEPERATE AUCTION. SHOULD YOU BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WIN BOTH AUCTIONS, THEN THIS BRACELET SHIPS TOTALLY FREE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE BRACELET ONLY .THIS FABULOUS BRACELET IS FAR HEAVIER AND MUCH FINER THAT SIMILAR PIECES THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN. WEIGHING 37 GRAMS, THE ELEGANT ART-DECO DESIGN IS SUGGESTIVE OF EUROPEAN ROCCOCO OR VICTORIAN STYLES, MOTIFS THAT TAXCO ARTIST'S OCCASSIONALLY SOURCED THEIR IDEAS FROM DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE.THIS EXCELLENT BRACELET IS RICHLY HALLMARKED AND ARTIST-SIGNED. THE HALLMARKS INCLUDE THE ARTIST'S INITIALS--"CET"--WITH THESE INITIALS SURROUNDED IN A CIRCLE BY THE WORDS "STERLING", "TAXCO" AND "925". THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST--"CET"--IS A WELL-RECOGNIZED TAXCO MASTER SILVERSMITH WHOSE HALLMARK IS ONLY SEEN ON TOP-QUALITY SILVER, AND THESE IDENTICAL HALLMARKS ARE ALL LISTED ON PAGE 227 IN AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB VOLUME CATALOGING HALLMARKS AND TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). THIS BRACELET WAS PRODUCED IN "TAXCO "--THE "SILVER" CITY--DURING THE HEADY DAYS OF THE MEXICAN SILVER "RENAISSANCE"--THE 1930'S TO LATE1940'S. THE BRACELET IS EVER SO MUCH FINER IN PERSON THAN MY PICTURES CAN HOPE TO PORTRAY. AS WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS, THIS STUNNING BRACELET CARRIES MY USUAL ASSURANCES WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY, AUTHENTICTY AND BUYER SATISFACTION. BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE! NOTE: THIS BRACELET WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD WITH A SIMILAR NECKLACE. THAT NECKLACE IS BEING SOLD IN A SEPARATE AUCTION. SHOULD YOU BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WIN THIS BRACELET IN ADDITION TO THAT NECKLACE, THEN THE BRACELET WILL SHIP FOR FREE. REMEMBER, THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE BRACELET ONLY. CONSTRUCTION: THE BRACELET IS COMPOSED OF A SERIES OF IDENTICAL "ART DECO" SECTIONS, ALL HIGHLIGHTED WITH NIELLO TO ACCENT THIS STYLIZED MOTIF. THE SECTIONS ARE ALL JOINED WITH PINNED SILVER HINGES AND THE BRACELET CLOSES SECURELY WITH A TRADITIONAL TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURE. SIZE: THIS BRACELET MEASURES ABOUT 7/16 INCH WIDE BY 7 1/2 INCHES LONG. THIS 7 1/2 INCH WEARABLE LENGTH MEANS THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS BRACELET TO FIT YOU COMFORTABLY, THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR WRIST--AS MEASURED WITH A CLOTH OR FLEXIBLE TAPE MEASURE--SHOULD NOT EXCEED 7 3/8 INCHES. THE BRACELET WEIGHS 37 GRAMS. HALLMARKS: THIS EXCELLENT BRACELET IS RICHLY HALLMARKED AND ARTIST-SIGNED. THE HALLMARKS INCLUDE THE ARTIST'S INITIALS--"CET"--WITH THESE INITIALS SURROUNDED IN A CIRCLE BY THE WORDS "STERLING", "TAXCO" AND "925". THIS PARTICULAR ARTIST--"CET"--IS A WELL-RECOGNIZED TAXCO MASTER SILVERSMITH WHOSE HALLMARK IS ONLY SEEN ON TOP-QUALITY SILVER, AND THESE IDENTICAL HALLMARKS ARE ALL LISTED ON PAGE 227 IN AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB VOLUME CATALOGING HALLMARKS AND TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). CONDITION: THIS BRACELET IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. WHAT A TREASURE!! If you are unsatisfied for any legitimate reason ( the piece is broken, I misrepresented it, etc.) simply return the item within 7 days and your money (shipping included!) will be cheerfully refunded. read more

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