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Vintage Mexican Sterling Dancing Monkey Inlaid Pin browse these categories for related items... All Items: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950: item # 954584 Please refer to our stock # 02500e when inquiring.
Taxco Treasures Jewelry + Artifacts Plano TX 214-850-8407 Guest Book $75.00 |
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| This little pin shows a dancing monkey and other symbols. This dancing monkey or "Chuen", is a familiar theme in Mayan artifacts and Mexican jewelry. Chuen is the name for the Monkey Day Glyph in the Mayan calendar. This symbol is associated with master artisan, master craftsman, imaginative, mischievous, gaining wisdom through curiosity. William Spratling, the father of Taxco silver artistry, and other designers used it often. Although it is small, it is a really fine piece of inlay work. The face is matt-finished silver with the monkey cut out revealing the black material underneath. It may be plastic. It also has other bits of copper and turquoise that show through the cut out shapes. The back is also matt finished silver that has tiny rivets securing it to the black material. It is magnificently crafted to perfection, and was entirely fabricated by hand. It is marked, “Sterling, 925, Mexico” in the shape of a triangle. The maker’s mark, “AMI”, is inside the triangle, and what looks like a crown is below the triangle. “AMI” is referred to in Bille Hougart’s, The Little Book Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks”. It measures 1-3/4” x 1-1/8” x 1/8” thick, and weighs 7.5 grams. This lovely piece is in excellent vintage condition. It would be a great gift. | ||
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