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50s Mexican Silver Inlay Modernist Fish Pin~Book Piece browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1960: item # 947605 Please refer to our stock # GA341 when inquiring.
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In the masterful manner of Ledesma …
Based on a work by prestigious Taxco designer Enrique Ledesma, called “Fish Against a Tortoise Sea Pin,” this modernist pin also was handwrought by a skilled Taxco artisan. Composed of .925 silver and crushed stone aggregate, the freeform, slightly convex piece depicts two highly stylized silver fish surrounded by eight tiny air bubbles, floating against a sea-green ground. The silver inlays are set perfectly flush with the stone mosaic, and boast superb cutwork and piercing. Dating to the 1950’s, this is a fabulous jewelry piece and fine collectible. HALLMARKS: STERLING, 925, TAXCO {circle}; APB {inside circle}; Eagle assay stamp #3 {silhouetted}. This hallmark is cited in Bille Hougart’s The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks. DIMENSIONS: 1-1/2” x 2”. WEIGHT: 8.6 grams. CONDITION: Excellent vintage condition, definitely collector quality. BOOK PIECE: This pin is pictured on page156 in Mexican Silver Jewelry Details by Leslie Pina and the Ledesma original in silver and tortoise shell is shown on page 196, figure IV-88, in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny C. Morrill. |
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