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
A maestro from the middle period of Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance, Carsi is among those Taxco silversmiths about whom we don't really know much. I have had pieces by him a few times over the years and I was pleasantly surprised to have found his signature on the ornate bangle bracelet presented here. This wire-work scrolled heart motif I am used to associating with Arte en Plata, even though I have seen it by other makers or even anonymous in the past. Yet Carsi's version is bolder in proportions and even takes the design a step further with its addition of tiger's eye cabochons in raised bezel settings. And guess what? I even have matching earrings on the site to accompany it, if you love sets that is...
Size / Weight: 8 1/8" inner circumference (2 1/2" inner diameter) by 5/8" wide; 26.3 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's name as shown as well as "MEX 925" and "TAXCO"; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with stunning proportions, gorgeous-looking stone, beautiful patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15711
A maestro from the middle period of Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance, Carsi is among those Taxco silversmiths about whom we don't really know much. I have had pieces by him a few times over the years and I was pleasantly surprised to have found his signature on the ornate bangle bracelet presented here. This wire-work scrolled heart motif I am used to associating with Arte en Plata, even though I have seen it by other makers or even anonymous in the past. Yet Carsi's version is bolder in proportions and even takes the design a step further with its addition of tiger's eye cabochons in raised bezel settings. And guess what? I even have matching earrings on the site to accompany it, if you love sets that is...
Size / Weight: 8 1/8" inner circumference (2 1/2" inner diameter) by 5/8" wide; 26.3 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's name as shown as well as "MEX 925" and "TAXCO"; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with stunning proportions, gorgeous-looking stone, beautiful patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15711
