Carmen Beckmann Mexican silver tiger's eye Ring

Less-is-more would be the term I would use to describe this Carmen Beckmann modernist ring if it weren’t for that stone! Molten caramel golds fill the tiger’s eye slab almost in an ombre arrangement so that the ring changes the way it looks as the light that hits it changes. A true chameleon with a strong, “masculine” (am I even allowed the term any more?) setting, all angles and straight lines and a veritable show-stopper by one of the few female contributors to Mexico’s 20th c Silver Renaissance that we know of…

Size / Weight: sz 7.5 US; face is 1” by 3/4”; 14.8 grams

Hallmarks / Date: fully hallmarked with maker’s name as shown as well as “STERLING MEXICO”; 1950s-60s

Condition: very good vintage with strong, commanding presence, a stunner of a tiger’s eye slab, austere and confident design, with good patina and no damage or repairs noted except for some very light wear on the stone’s four corners

Inv# 15516