Dear Friends and Customers,
One Good Eye Silver is embarking on a big adventure as we prepare to move overseas. Though I am excited about our new beginning, I am also saddened for leaving after having spent almost thirty years in the US..
Until the move is completed, feel free to browse the site and email us with any questions you might have or to say “hi” but please do not try to purchase anything!
I am planning to re-configure the business and re-launch, from Europe this time, in the late Fall of 2024, if not earlier, and hope you will be patient and, once we are "live" again, honor us with your patronage.
Thank you very much for your trust all these years and for the thought-provoking conversations we have had - on jewelry, the history of personal adornment and life in general! See you again in a few months,
Margarita Poutouridou
One Good Eye Silver
An Art Nouveau piece, this sterling silver pin / pendant features a beautifully sculpted, lithe “nymph” who seems ready to dive into the aromatic depths of a giant flower. I have had this little treasure in my possession for a long time, taking it out once in a while to admire it, all the while trying to decide if it is a period example. The quality and crispness of the casting make me believe it is indeed such and I also think that it started its life as something else - maybe a bar or dress clip? It came to me paired with an old, generously long twist-rope chain that complements the pin / pendant perfectly and allows you to enjoy it right away as a necklace…
Size / Weight: 2 5/8” long by 7/8” wide (for the pin/pendant); chain is 31 5/8” long; 14.5 grams (for the set; pin / pendant 8.9 grams; chain 5.6 grams)
Hallmarks / Date: “STERLING” on chain’s spring ring; pin / pendant not signed for maker nor hallmarked for metal quality yet tested and guaranteed to be solid silver, most probably sterling; ca 1900 for pin / pendant; chain might be of same period or a little later
Condition: excellent vintage with very good detail in the casting (just note the tension in the muscles of the nymph’s body!), fantastic patina that enhances the piece’s sculpturality, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 14784
An Art Nouveau piece, this sterling silver pin / pendant features a beautifully sculpted, lithe “nymph” who seems ready to dive into the aromatic depths of a giant flower. I have had this little treasure in my possession for a long time, taking it out once in a while to admire it, all the while trying to decide if it is a period example. The quality and crispness of the casting make me believe it is indeed such and I also think that it started its life as something else - maybe a bar or dress clip? It came to me paired with an old, generously long twist-rope chain that complements the pin / pendant perfectly and allows you to enjoy it right away as a necklace…
Size / Weight: 2 5/8” long by 7/8” wide (for the pin/pendant); chain is 31 5/8” long; 14.5 grams (for the set; pin / pendant 8.9 grams; chain 5.6 grams)
Hallmarks / Date: “STERLING” on chain’s spring ring; pin / pendant not signed for maker nor hallmarked for metal quality yet tested and guaranteed to be solid silver, most probably sterling; ca 1900 for pin / pendant; chain might be of same period or a little later
Condition: excellent vintage with very good detail in the casting (just note the tension in the muscles of the nymph’s body!), fantastic patina that enhances the piece’s sculpturality, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 14784
