Victoria Mexican silver and copper "metales casados" Necklace

One of the few Taxco silversmiths who have been credited with perfecting the art of "metales casados" (married metals) Victoria (Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti) created some of the most inspired jewelry employing the technique. I am thrilled to be presenting here a true example of her "married metals" pieces, one in which silver and copper are laid side by side and worked upon so as to create surfaces where the transition from one metal to the other is perfectly seamless. This type of jewelry is equally gorgeous on the underside - you can see what I mean here in the photo showing the necklace's back. The necklace at hand, unusually generous in length for Mexican chokers, is a rarely coming up design by Victoria - I have never seen it before and I think it's just a dream...

Size / Weight: 17" long; central station is approx 4" wide and has a 2" drop; chain is 1/4" wide; 47.7 grams

Hallmarks / Date: fully signed with Victoria's name as shown as well as "MEXICO TAXCO", "STERLING", des. no 165 and Eagle 12 assay mark; 1950s-60s

Condition: excellent vintage with beautiful patina, great design that combines modernism with ancient Mesoamerican motifs, with no damage and no repairs noted

Inv# 15802