VINTAGE OLD MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER PRE COLUMBIA BRACELET

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THIS SUPERB MEXICAN SILVER GREEN CARVED "WARRIOR" BRACELET IS SIMPLY SPECTACULAR. IN ADDITION TO BEING A CLASSIC OLD TAXCO MEXICAN MOTIF, THIS IS ONE HUMONGOUS AND IMPRESSIVE PIECE--MEASURING AN INCREDIBLE 1 7/8 INCHES AT THE WIDEST BY 6 1/2 INCHES TO 6 5/8 LONG. THIS IS A HEAVY, EXCEEDINGLY WELL-CONSTRUCTED BRACELET, HALLMARKED WITH THE ARTIST'S CONJOINED INTIALS--"NF"--IN ADDITION TO THE WORDS "STERLING" AND "MEXICO". THIS ARTIST--"NF"--IS LISTED ON PAGE 221 OF AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB VOLUME ON HALLMARKS TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). THE FACT THAT THIS BRACELET PRE-DATES THE IMPLIMENTATION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S ASSAY "EAGLE" HALLMARKING PROGRAM DEFFINITIVELY DATES THIS PIECE TO BEFORE 1948. ONE LAST INTERESTING POINT ON THESE HALLMARKS IS THAT THEY ARE FREQUENTLY CONFUSED WITH TWO OTHER IMPORTANT TAXCO ARTISTS: ALFREDO VILLASANA AND ARTEMIO NAVARETTE. BOTH HAVE INITIALS--"AV" AND "AN" RESPECTIVELY-- THAT ARE LIKEWISE CONJOINED AND CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE CONJOINED "NF" INITIALS!AS MUCH AS ANY TAXCO OR MEXICAN BRACELET, THIS EXCEEDINGLY ELEGANT PIECE SPEAKS TO THE CREATIVE JUICES THAT FUELED THE MEXICAN SILVER REVOLUTION THAT SWEPT THROUGH MEXICO STARTING IN THE 1930'S. IT IS LARGE AND VERY SCULTURAL, YET AT THE SAME TIME ROOTED IN THE PRE-COLUMBIAN INFLUENCES THAT PROVIDED THE CREATIVE STIMULUS TO MUCH OF THIS FINE WORK. CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE 12 DETAILED PHOTOS AND BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. AS WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS, THIS BRACELET CARRIES MY USUAL AFFIRMATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY, AUTHENTICITY AND BUYER SATISFACTION. CONSTRUCTION: THE BRACELET IS COMPOSED OF 7 SECTIONS IN TOTAL--A SINGLE LARGE AND CENTRALLY POSITIONED RECTANGULAR "GREEN WARRIOR" SECTION, FRAMED BY A PAIR OF IMPRESSIVE WOVEN SILVER SECTIONS THAT ARE IN TURN FRAMED BY A MATCHED PAIR OF SMALLER "TORPEDO-SHAPED" SILVER AND CARVED GREEN SECTIONS. ALTHOUGH THESE GREEN STONES ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS MALACHITE, THEY ARE IN FACT HAND-CAST COLORED GLASS, MADE BY THE MEXICAN ARTISANS. THE 7 SECTIONS ARE ALL JOINED WITH SILVER PINNED HINGES, AND THE BRACELET TERMINATES IN A TRADITIONAL TONGUE-AND-BOX CATCH. SIZE: THE BRACELET MEASURES 1 7/8 INCHES WIDE BY 6 1/2 TO 6 5/8 INCHES LONG. THIS 6 1/2 INCH WEARABLE LENGTH MEANS THAT IN ORDER TO FIT YOU COMFORTABLY, THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR WRIST--AS MEASURED WITH A CLOTH OR FLEXIBLE TAPE MEASURE--SHOULD NOT EXCEED 6 1/2 INCHES. THE BRACELET WEIGHS 49 GRAMS. HALLMARKS: THIS IS AN EXCEEDINGLY WELL-CONSTRUCTED BRACELET, HALLMARKED WITH THE ARTIST'S CONJOINED INTIALS--"NF"--IN ADDITION TO THE WORDS "STERLING" AND "MEXICO". THIS ARTIST--"NF"--IS LISTED ON PAGE 221 OF AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB VOLUME ON HALLMARKS TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). THE FACT THAT THIS BRACELET PRE-DATES THE IMPLIMENTATION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S ASSAY "EAGLE" HALLMARKING PROGRAM DEFFINITIVELY DATES THIS PIECE TO BEFORE 1948. ONE LAST INTERESTING POINT ON THESE HALLMARKS IS THAT THEY ARE FREQUENTLY CONFUSED WITH TWO OTHER IMPORTANT TAXCO ARTISTS: ALFREDO VILLASANA AND ARTEMIO NAVARETTE. BOTH HAVE INITIALS--"AV" AND "AN" RESPECTIVELY-- THAT ARE LIKEWISE CONJOINED AND CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE CONJOINED "NF" INITIALS! CONDITION: THIS BRACELET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SILVER WORK IS PERFECT AND T ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR FLEA BITES TO THE VARIOUS HAND-CARVED GREEN GLASS STONES. 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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