April 16, 2024
VINTAGE OLD TAXCO MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER DRAGON BRACELET
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THIS STUNNING AND SCULPTURAL "DRAGONS" MOTIF BRACELET IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE AZTEC/MESO-AMERICAN/INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT DURING THE 1930'S TOOK HOLD AS THE PRIMARY DRIVING FORCE INSPIRING SILVER JEWELRY DESIGN IN OLD MEXICO. THIS BRACELET IS A DAMASO GALLEGOS DESIGN, AND ACTUALLY CARRIES A GALLEGOS' "TAXCO" HALLMARK, HOWEVER IT WAS LIKELY PRODUCED BY ONE OF GALLEGOS' SILVERSMITHS WITH PERMISSION, SINCE IT IS NOT SIGNED BY GALLEGOS. THIS PRACTICE WAS COMMON IN OLD TAXCO, EMPLOYED AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THE RATHER MEAGER PIECEWORK WAGES OF THE GROSSLY UNDERPAID SILVERSMITHS. THIS IS FAR AND AWAY THE FINEST "DRAGONS" BRACELET THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE INDIVIDUAL CURVED SILVER SECTIONS ARE THICK, AND THE RAISED "DRAGON" DESIGNS HAVE SUPERB DETAIL AND UNPARALLELED WORKMANSHIP. NOT ONLY IS THIS BRACELET HEAVY, IT IS EVER SO COMFORTABLE TO WEAR, FEATURING THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE PIN-STYLE CLOSURE, WHICH IS NEARLY INVISIBLE AND DOES NOT EXTEND INTO THE BRACELET INTERIOR LIKE THE FAR MORE COMMON TONGUE-AND-BOX CLOSURES. LIKE MUCH OF THE THE BEST EARLY MEXICAN WORK, THIS SUPERB BRACELET WAS CRAFTED IN THE 1930'S USING ONLY RUDIMENTARY HAND TOOLS. DON'T LET THIS SCULPTURAL AND CULTURAL TREASURE PASS YOU BY! CONSTRUCTION: THE BRACELET IS COMPRISED OF 6 SECTIONS IN ALL--3 WIDE SECTIONS EACH FEATURING A UNIQUE DRAGON MOTIF--AND 3 SMALLER
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