VINTAGE STERLING TAXCO SIGNED TIGERS EYE NECKLACE EARRS

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ITEM DESCRIPTION : VINTAGE ESTATE WONDERFUL OLD ELEGANT HEAVY TAXCO MEXICO STERLING SILVER SIGNED & HALLMARKED BY RECORDED / DOCUMENTED MAKER " J C ? " NATURAL TIGERS EYE SET THICK HEAVY SOLID NECKLACE WITH MATCHING PIERCED EARRINGS : PIECE IS FULLY ARTICULATED SO DOESNT SIT STATIC OR STIFF ON THE NECKLINE WHEN WORN ITS ALMOST SLEEK LARGE AND CLASSICALLY ELEGANT IN DESIGN WITH A WONDERFUL SYMMETRY WITH A TOTAL OF TWENTY THREE OVAL CABOCHON ONYX SET LINKS COMBINED WITH THE ALTERNATING SOLID STERLING SILVER LINKS GIVING THE PIECE A STAND OUT APPEARANCE WITH EACH STONE SET INTO THE CUSP OF THE FLORAL LINK WORK GIVING THE NECKLACE AND EARRINGS A VERY FEMININE APPEARANCE WHEN WORN ANF THE STONES COMPLETELY ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE NECKLACE : AN UNUSUAL PIECE IN BOTH STYLE AND DESIGN I THINK THE EARRINGS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM LINKS TO EARRINGS TAKEN FROM THE NECKLACE ( SEE PHOTO`S ) BOTH NECKLACE / EARRINGS ARE A SOLID HIGH QUALITY SET IN REGARDS TO WORKMANSHIP AND A STAND OUT SET FOR COLLECTORS : OVERALL BRILLIANT TAXCO MEXICAN WORKMANSHIP EXCELLENT ESTATE CONDITION WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL OTHER THAN HAVING TARNISH FROM AGE ALONG WITH MINIMAL SIGNS OF SCUFFING DUE WEAR: READY TO WEAR AS IS OR WITH A GENTLE CLEAN AND ONCE AGAIN THE PIECE IS QUITE LONG SO SUITABLE FOR MOST BUYERS TO WEAR IN COMFORT . ITEM LENGTH : NECKLACE MEASURES APPROX SIXTEEN AND ONE HALF INCHES TOTAL END TO END NOT INCLUDING THE TONGUE SECTION OF CATCH AS BEST I COULD DUE TO THE CURVE ON THE LINK WORK IT MAY BE SLIGHTLY LONGER . ITEM WIDTH / HEIGHT : LINKS MEASURES APPROX JUST OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TOP TO BASE x JUST UNDER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH SIDE TO SIDE SO THE NECKLACE AND EARRINGS WILL SIT THAT WIDE / TALL ON NECKLINE / EARS WHEN WORN . ITEM WEIGHT : 124 GRAMS : 4.3 OUNCES TOTAL ON DIGITAL POSTAL SCALE : VERY HEAVY SOLID WEIGHT . ITEM CONDITION : IN MY OPINION : EXCELLENT ESTATE CONDITION : HEAVY TARNISH FROM AGE : NO OUT RIGHT DAMAGE TO THE SILVER WORK THAT I CAN SEE : CATCH IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE EG : SURFACE SCRATCHES AND SCUFFING : NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE STONES THAT I CAN SEE OR FEEL ( SEE ALL PHOTO`S ) . ITEM HALLMARKS : ( 925 : STERLING SILVER ) MEXICO : MAKERS HALLMARKS OF " JC? " THE LAST LETTER IS TOO WORN TO MAKE IT OUT : DOCUMENTED HALLMARKS FOR MAKER / REGISTERED TAXCO CODE FOR THIS MAKER OF T? - ?? ( PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTO`S ) RECOMMENDATIONS : BILLE HOUGARTS BOOK : THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS. PLEASE READ FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF SALE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING : FREE : ALL ITEMS SHIPPED INTERNATIONALLY VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL : INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS : PAYMENT VIA : PAYPAL THANK YOU . MULTIPLE BIDDING / PAYMENT OPTIONS : PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO A MINORITY OF PREVIOUS BIDDERS NOT FINALIZING AUCTIONS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY ARE MULTIPLE BIDDING ON AUCTIONS FINISHING DIFFERING DATES AND THEN NOT PAYING ON THE BASIS THAT THEY HAVE NOT " FINISHED BIDDING " IN SOME CASES DELAYING PAYMENT UP TO TEN DAYS : AS A COURTESY I WOULD LIKE ALL AUCTIONS TO BE FINALIZED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS : SHIPPING IS FREE SO T IS NO NEED TO COMBINE SHIPPING AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO HOLD ITEMS WON / PAID FOR UP AND UNTIL BUYER INFORMS ME TO SHIP ALL AUCTIONS WON AT THAT POINT : ALL ITEMS WON AND PAID FOR WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED FIVE DAY PAYMENT PERIOD WILL BE SHIPPED IN ONE PACKAGE , THANK YOU . CONDITION : NOTE ALL PIECES ARE ESTATE ITEMS VINTAGE & AS SUCH SHOW VARIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR & HAVING BEEN PRE LOVED : ITEMS ARE NOT PERFECT NOR BRAND NEW / BUYERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE GREATER PERCENTAGE OF MEXICAN PIECES ARE HAND MADE / WROUGHT SO WERE NEVER PERFECT EVEN FROM ORIGINAL MAKING AND JEWELLERY IS SOLD AS IS ON THIS BASIS / I DO NOT ISSUE REFUNDS ON ITEMS UNLESS ITEM HAS UNSPECIFIED DAMAGE OR HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED IN ITEM LISTING . PAYMENT METHOD ACCEPTED : PAYPAL ONLY : PAYPAL IS THE ONLY METHOD OF PAYMENT I AM ACCEPTING AT THIS TIME FOR ALL ITEMS FOR BOTH U.S DOMESTIC BID... read more

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