34" William Spratling Amethyst Caviar Mexican Silver Necklace/Belt
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950: Item # 1410844
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950: Item # 1410844
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A very rarely seen necklace from his first design period, shown on both the Spratling Silver website and as a published book-piece in the Morrill/Berk book "Mexican Silver", here is William Spratling's "Long Amethyst Caviar Necklace". It's a very versatile piece - wear it long in a single strand, double it up, or wear it as a belt. This is an absolutely spectacular necklace. Wear it with the amethyst at the bottom, or on the side. Equally magnificent.
Weight is 8.39 troy ounces, or 260.9 grams.
Length is 34" end to end, which is also the closed, wearable length. Amethyst is 1" in diameter.
Signed and hallmarked with the Spratling Print Circle Variation 3 "WS Spratling Made in Mexico", along with "Spratling Silver". Tests out at just over 94%/940 silver purity. Circa 1940-1944.
In excellent vintage condition. No dings or dents to the silver caviar balls. The amethyst is a gorgeous old gemstone with natural inclusions, no chips or cracks. Under magnification I can see an old, very tiny repair where the chain meets the clasp. Nothing which detracts, expertly executed. Offered on consignment, this piece has had only one owner.
A very rarely seen necklace from his first design period, shown on both the Spratling Silver website and as a published book-piece in the Morrill/Berk book "Mexican Silver", here is William Spratling's "Long Amethyst Caviar Necklace". It's a very versatile piece - wear it long in a single strand, double it up, or wear it as a belt. This is an absolutely spectacular necklace. Wear it with the amethyst at the bottom, or on the side. Equally magnificent.
Weight is 8.39 troy ounces, or 260.9 grams.
Length is 34" end to end, which is also the closed, wearable length. Amethyst is 1" in diameter.
Signed and hallmarked with the Spratling Print Circle Variation 3 "WS Spratling Made in Mexico", along with "Spratling Silver". Tests out at just over 94%/940 silver purity. Circa 1940-1944.
In excellent vintage condition. No dings or dents to the silver caviar balls. The amethyst is a gorgeous old gemstone with natural inclusions, no chips or cracks. Under magnification I can see an old, very tiny repair where the chain meets the clasp. Nothing which detracts, expertly executed. Offered on consignment, this piece has had only one owner.
