This stunning oval shell cameo pin and pendant has the air of a goddess. A 14 karat gold scalloped frame encircles a 32 x 42 shell carved with the profile of a woman. She appears to be wearing a toga and a floral garland around her neck. Perhaps she is Athena, with her intricate headpiece and proud countenance. One 0.15 carat diamond sits in her necklace. This piece dates from the 1920s.

Authentic 1920-s filigree platinum and diamond pin is set with a larger and six smaller high quality diamonds. The center diamond is an approximately 0.20Ct old-mine stone that is flanked on either side by three old-mine diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.40Ct. The pin is 2 ½” long and 7/16” at the widest part.

Early vintage handmade sterling silver bracelet designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar(1905-86). Measures 7 inches long X 1 inch wide. Comprised of 9 repousse wave panels with applied rope trim. Penny Morrills's book SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO pictures the bracelets' hallmarks - HA STERLING MADE IN MEXICO and states that those marks were used on Aguilar designs from 1940-45. Slide in pin closure attached with safety chain are perfectly secure...

Lovely sterling and smokey quartz clip earrings by Arizona Modernist H. Fred Skaggs. Photo #3 shows the stones under bright light but the first 2 photos are how the color of the stones appear in routine lighting. Weighing 18 grams total, they measure 1 1/8" by 1 1/8" and are in fine original condition. Signed as shown. Gorgeous !

A sterling and white labradorite ring by Arizona Modernist H. Fred Skaggs. Chunky and beautiful, the stone is highlighted by the oxidized sterling setting. It is a size 5 and in fine original condition with no chips or cracks to the stones. The face of the ring measures 3/4" by 5/8" and weighs 10 grams. Signed as shown. A terrific look.

This great Victorian Etruscan 14Kt yellow gold pendant is centered by an 18 X 13 millimeter oval faceted bezel set amethyst. A lace like masterfully created delicate Etruscan frame surrounds the center stone. The pendant is 1 7/8” high including the bail and 1” wide at the wide.

Enrique Ledesma was known for the use of beautiful stones and impeccable workmanship. This bracelet is a published design in Penny Morrill books on the subject of the Mexican Silver Renaissance. The stones are magnificent showing only natural lines to the stones. I really could not capture their beauty with my camera. The barrels are all straight showing off the crisp condition as well. The length is 7in. long and one inch tall. The hallmark is rubbed but there...

This is a very unique and great looking piece of jewelry. A three dimensional flower carved of frosted crystal set in 14Kt yellow gold. The flower is sitting atop a 14Kt yellow gold stem, centered by six also 14Kt yellow gold stamens set with five natural sapphires and a diamond in the center. The broach is 2 3/16” high and 1 ½” wide at the widest part.

The six 18 X 13 millimeter oval scarabs are carved out of semiprecious stones (blood stone, tiger eye, green quartz, carnelian, blue agate, green quartz) framed in 14Kt yellow gold. 14Kt yellow gold oval links are connecting the scarabs to form the 7 ½” long bracelet.

This is a very old pre Spratling era Yalalag cross with it's original chain of a long 48 inches. Each cross on the chain is of thick silver. All of the beads on the chain are 9mm and hand made. The drop is 6in. long and the beads are much larger than the chains beads at 13mm. Again all the crosses on the drop are extremely thick silver and are also hand made. Pieces like this were normally not signed and this one is of no exception...

This 18Kt yellow gold pelican broach is as cute as it is whimsical. The bird has a natural sapphire eye and holds a fish in his beak. The height of the pin is 1 1/8” and the width is ¾”.

Featured in Spratling's 1942 Christmas catalogue this silver I.D. bracelet was hand crafted at the Spratling Taller in Taxco, Mexico. The design features a slide-in tongue closure. Weighing 57 grams it is 1/2" wide and will fit up to a 7 1/2" wrist. The bracelet was never monogramed. The condition and patina are excellent. Fully hallmarked on the reverse.

As rare-as-can-be not just for its signature but also for the black opal baguettes it showcases, this vintage Mexican silver architectural ring was created by Carmen Beckmann. Beckmann is reported in the literature to have worked primarily in the 1950s and 1960s in San Miguel de Allende and her jewelry can vary from inspired to simply good. When she was at her most creative though, she made pieces that are to die for! This ring is, in my opinion, one of those moments of hers...

Another one of my Taller Taxco treasures, this necklace, obviously based on Salvador Teran's design, came to me with a matching bracelet (by yet a different maker) which I will be presenting in the next few days. An intriguing taller, its relationship (or lack thereof?) to Teran still remains cloudy yet its emulations of Salvador's jewelry are of the highest quality and craftsmanship. The choker at hand, a reinterpretation of a pre-Colombian motif within the context of the mid-20th c...

An impressive and bold unsigned Old Necklace from the 1920's. The necklace has been well cared for and has no damage with complete casa Belles. The necklace has a 107 gram weight and 17 inches long. The drop is 3.25 inches long and 2.25 in. wide at it's widest point. The work displays glyphs from the Mayan culture. Extraordinary workmanship, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!

A great looking estate diamond flower ring set in 14Kt white gold. The center diamond is an approximately 0.33Ct old-miner diamond, surrounded by seven rose-cut diamonds set in the petals of the flower. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.40Ct. The ring is size 7, but can easily be sized.

This is my favorite bracelet made by Erika Hult in the Mexican Silver Renaissance. Properly hallmarked as shown and is 6 7/8th inches long. Curves brilliantly around the wrist and has a weight of 100 grams of quality. The design has a big presence with 1.25in. of height. She studied at the Parsons School of Design in Paris as did Hubert Harmon. She signed her work with the name of RIC.

A stunner of a brooch, this Antonio Pineda sterling silver and amethyst floral cluster hails the maestro's finding himself as a modernist. Antonio's early pieces betray the strong influence Valentin Vidauretta exerted on his work, so much so that one acquainted with Pineda's classic design period would find it difficult to recognize them as Antonio creations. Yet here, the artist has already found his "hand"...