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VINTAGE OLD MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER RED & WHITE BRACELET
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VINTAGE OLD MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER RED & WHITE BRACELET
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THIS SUPERB OLD MEXICAN SILVER BRACELET--BY THE WELL-KNOWN AND HIGHLY RESPECTED SILVER HOUSE "DEL RIO"--IS A RARELY SEEN COMBINATION OF GENUINE WHITE QUARTZ AND HAND CAST RED GLASS CARNELIAN STONES. THE BRACELET INCLUDES A MATCHING PAIR OF EARRINGS AND BOTH THE BRACELET AND EARRINGS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION. THE HALLMARKS ON THIS EXCELLENT BRACELET AND EARRING SET INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE SILVER HOUSE--"DEL RIO"--IN ADDITION TO THE STAMPINGS "HECHO EN MEXICO" AND "925". THE BRACELET CARRIES AN ADDITIONAL HALLMARK--"STERLING"--STAMPED ON THE BACK OF THE TONGUE SECTION OF THE TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURE. BOTH EARRINGS ARE IDENTICALLY HALLMARKED. IN FACT, A PHOTO OF THESE IDENTICAL "DEL RIO" HALLMARKS IS SHOWN ON PAGE 57 OF AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB REFERENCE VOLUME CATALOGING HALLMARKS AND TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). THE FACT THAT THIS BRACELET/EARRING SET PRE-DATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THEIR EAGLE ASSAY HALLMARK IS YET ANOTHER ELEMENT DATING THIS FINE BRACELET/EARRING SET TO BEFORE 1948."DEL RIO" WAS A HIGHLY RESPECTED PURVEYOR OF QUALITY SILVER IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE, AND NO LESS AN AUTHORITY ON THE SUBJECT THAN WILLIAM SPRATLING REMARKED THAT IN HIS OPINION DEL RIO WAS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY HIGH-QUALITY MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGNERS OF SILVER JEWELRY.THIS PARTICULAR BRACELET FEATURES GENUINE HAND-CARVED WHITE QUARTZ STONES ALTERNATING WITH HAND-CAST RED GLASS OR "CARNELIAN". THESE VARIOUS STONES ARE ALL BEZEL SET IN GENUINE STERLING SILVER SETTINGS, AND THE BRACELET SECTIONS ARE ALL THEN JOINED WITH HEAVY STERLING SILVER PINS. A TRADITIONAL TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURE COMPLETES THE BRACELET, LOCKING IT SECURELY ON THE WEARER'S WRIST. THIS MARVELOUS BRACELET LAYS EFFORTLESSLY AROUND THE WRIST AND FEELS EVER SO COMFORTABLE WHEN WORN. CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE 12 DETAILED PHOTOS, AND BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. AS WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS, THIS BRACELET AND EARRING SET CARRY MY USUAL AFFIRMATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY, AUTHENTICITY AND BUYER SATISFACTION. CONSTRUCTION: THE BRACELET IS COMPOSED OF 10 STERLING SILVER AND STONE SECTIONS--5 EXECUTED IN GENUINE HAND-CARVED WHITE QUARTZ, AND THE REMAINING 5 IN HAND-CAST RED GLASS OR CARNELIAN. THE 10 SECTIONS ARE ALL CARVED ON THE DIAGONAL TO ACCEPT SILVER RESTRAINING BANDS, AND THE VARIOUS SECTIONS ARE ALL JOINED WITH SILVER PINNED HINGES. THE BRACELET LOCKS SECURELY WITH A TRADITIONAL TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURE. THE EARRINGS ARE ESSENTIALLY EACH A SMALLER SECTION OF THE BRACELET, BEZEL-SET IN STERLING SILVER AND FEATURING OLD-FASHIONED SCREW-STYLE EAR CLAMPS. SIZE: THE BRACELET MEASURES 1 INCH WIDE BY 6 7/8 INCHES LONG. THE 6 7/8 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 7/8 INCHES. THE EARRINGS EACH MEASURE JUST UNDER 5/16 INCH WIDE BY 1 INCH LONG. THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE EARRINGS AND BRACELET IS JUST UNDER 90 GRAMS. HALLMARKS: THE HALLMARKS ON THIS EXCELLENT BRACELET AND EARRING SET INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE SILVER HOUSE--"DEL RIO"--IN ADDITION TO THE STAMPINGS "HECHO EN MEXICO" AND "925". THE BRACELET CARRIES AN ADDITIONAL HALLMARK--"STERLING"--STAMPED ON THE BACK OF THE TONGUE SECTION OF THE TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURE. BOTH EARRINGS ARE IDENTICALLY HALLMARKED. IN FACT, A PHOTO OF THESE IDENTICAL "DEL RIO" HALLMARKS IS SHOWN ON PAGE 57 OF AUTHOR BILLE HOUGART'S SUPERB REFERENCE VOLUME CATALOGING HALLMARKS AND TITLED THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS , (2006 EDITION). THE FACT THAT THIS BRACELET/EARRING SET PRE-DATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THEIR EAGLE ASSAY HALLMARK IS YET ANOTHER ELEMENT DATING THIS FINE BRACELET/EARRING SET TO BEFORE 1948. CONDITION: THIS BRACELET/EARRING SET IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND THE VARIOUS WHITE QUARTZ AND RED GLASS "CARNELIAN" STONES SHOW NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR DEFECTS. ...
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