Catalog: New Century: Jewelry (12)

A limited edition necklace with Faux Pearls and Rhinestones with matching French Clip earrings by Yves Saint Laurent. Made in France, Edition number 221/375.

Necklace measures 16" long including the chain. Hook closure holds securely. Has the YSL logo hangtag on the end of the chain. Central pendant measures 3 3/8" square and has a plaque in the back with Yves Saint Laurent 221/375. It has a central clear large faceted crystal and four teardrop faceted stones...

A sterling silver pendant necklace with a carnelian central bead in an Arts and Crafts design. Measures 20" long and 1" at the widest. Marked 925 on the back of the pendant and 925, Italy and Diagonal on the chain. Spring closure holds tightly. Has a hand made feel.

A vintage sterling silver heavy bracelet in the Antonio Pineda concave links design. Measures about 7 1/2" around and 1 1/4" wide. Has a secure box clasp that snaps tightly and a safety chain. Marked with the Artisan's registration number, TB-28, 925 and Mexico. Weighs 162 grams. In fine condition with minor wear and some tarnish. Eye catching and substantial!

A sterling silver double key ring or fob in a modernist geometric design by TANE, Mexico. Tane was known as 'The Tiffany of Mexico.'

This measures 4 3/4" long. Marked TANE, 925, Mex and MT-01. Both sides have screw closures which hold securely. Has some tarnish and surface scratches.

Thick sterling, high quality.

A vintage modernist pair of sterling silver geometric earrings by Taxco artisan, Erika Hult de Corral.

Mirror images so frame the face when worn. Marked Ric and TR-26 on the back of one dangle and Mexico 925 on the back of the other. Measure 1 5/8" long and 7/8" across. Have some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Posts hold securely. Clutches are sterling but do not match.

Classic RIC design.

A sterling silver bracelet with two amethyst cabochons from Taxco, Mexico. Measures 7 1/8" around and 1 3/4" at the widest. Marked 925, TD-09, Mexico and Sterling. Clasp snaps closed securely. In fine condition, some minor surface scratches. Heavy and well constructed. Great modernist design.

An outstanding Taxco Sterling Silver bracelet with inlaid onyx and matching pierced earrings.

Bracelet weighs 170 gr. Measures 7 1/2" around the inside and 1 1/4" high. Also measures 1/4" thick. Has a box clasp that snaps securely and a safety chain. Marked Mexico, TM-100, Monteros M-970 (better than Sterling). Has some minor tarnish and surface scratches. There is some minor roughness to some of the edges of the onyx...

A fine modernist sterling silver geometric link bracelet by noted jeweler Brenda Schoenfeld from Taxco, Mexico. She is the niece of the brothers from Los Castillo and her work is of the same high quality. Made up of six different geometric shaped sterling 3D links. Measures 6 3/4" long and 7/8" at the widest. Marked Brenda Schoenfeld, 925, Mexico and 1992. Clasp holds securely. Has some minor tarnish, and a little bit of surface scratches. Very unique modernist design.

A vintage modernist sterling silver ring by the well known Mexican jeweler and sculptor, Sergio Bustamante.

This three dimensional ring, depicting a face holding an mask of another face in front of it measures about a size 8 1/2. The front of the ring measures 1/2" across and 1 1/2" high. Also measures 5/8" off the finger. Signed on the front of the arm Bustamante © and stamped MEX, GA39, and 925 on the back. Has a gold wash on one of the faces and the arm.

In fine condition...

A vintage sterling silver heavy quatrefoil cross pendant suspended on the original velvet rope in an Antonio Pineda design. Pendant measures 2 1/2" across and 2 1/2" high. Has a large bale so would accommodate a thick chain or neck ring. Currently on a 26" velvet rope with sterling balls at each end. There is a little wear to the velvet under the part where the pendant hangs. Pendant is marked with the Artisan's registration number, TM-70, 970 (better than sterling), and Mexico...

A sterling silver modernist ring depicting a stylized face by noted contemporary Santa Fe jeweler, Brett W. Bastien. Bastien, an Anglo, studied under Otellie Loloma, wife of Charles Loloma and at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

This heavy ring measures about a size 10 1/2. Face measures 1 1/8" across and 1 1/8" high. Shank is 1/2" wide. Marked on the inside with the artist's hallmark, backwards BWB and 925. Weighs 57 gr. Fine condition with minor tarnish and surface scratches...

A vintage necklace with a 21 overlapping squares, each 1 1/2" wide by the well known Danish designer, Gerda Lynggaard Monies. The squares, which are probably horn, have a rich amber color and natural striations for an interesting effect.

Measures about 16 1/2" long, hard to get it exact because of the curve. Marked Gerda Lynggaard Monies Copenhagen on one side of the hooks and © 1986 on the other sides.

Fine condition. Bold design. Looks great on!