April 16, 2024
VINTAGE MEXICAN STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE BRACELET, TAXCO
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THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ELEGANT OLD TAXCO MEXICO SILVER BRACELETS THAT HAVE ENJOYED CONTINUED POPULARITY OVER THE YEARS AND ARE NOW EVEN QUITE COLLECTIBLE. THIS FINE GENUINE SILVER AND TURQUOISE BRACELET WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY WILLIAM SPRATLING, AND THEN COPIED BY OTHER SILVERSMITHS. THE CRAFTSMAN WHO CREATED THIS EXCELLENT BRACELET--"TNC"-- IS WELL KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THIS DESIGN, AND IN FACT HIS FORTE WAS SILVER AND TURQUOISE BRACELETS AND NECKLACES. THE HALLMARKS ON THIS BRACELET ARE THE CRAFTSMAN'S INITIALS--"TNC", AND "0925"--WITHIN A CIRCLE FORMED BY THE WORDS "HECHO EN MEXICO, DF". THIS INFORMATION IS LISTED ON ,ON PAGE 239 IN AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S RESPECTED VOLUME-- THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS ( REVISED EDITION, 2006). THE BRACELET MEASURES JUST UNDER 3/4 INCH WIDE AND IT HAS A 7 1/2 INCH WEARABLE LENGTH--MEANING THAT IN ORDER TO FIT COMFORTABLY THE WEARER'S WRIST SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 7 3/8 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE. THE BRACELET WEIGHS 12 GRAMS. CAREFULLY PERUSE THE VARIOUS DETAIL PHOTOS AND BID AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. THIS IS A "NO DISAPPOINTMENTS" ITEM. CONSTRUCTION: THE ICONIC BRACELET IS COMPRISED OF 5 SECTIONS--EACH ONE A FANCIFUL ASSEMBLY OF STERLING SILVER SPHERES AND WIRES--CROWNED WITH A SILVER BEZEL SET CABOCHON AND THEN JOINED WITH SILVER BANDS AND RINGS. THE BRACELET
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