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
Trained as a sculptor Felipe Martinez, the founder of Piedra y Plata, is one of the best lapidaries in the world of vintage Mexican silver jewelry. There is a liquid perfection that characterizes the way he fuses stone and precious metal together and the serenity on his carved “masks” seems to be flowing in from a different dimension. In the modernist bracelet at hand it is golden sheen obsidian cut in curved rectangles that adorns the thick sterling links and I could never exaggerate the intensity with which the golden shimmer reaches the volcanic glass’s surface…
Size / Weight: 6 1/2” inner circumference (clasped; perfect for medium to smaller wrists) by 13/16” wide; 70.1 grams
Hallmarks / Date: fully signed with maker’s name and logo as well as “STERLING TAXCO”, des no 175 (I think?) and Eagle 3 assay mark; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with some stunning pieces of golden sheen obsidian, quite substantial yet comfortable due to its curved links, with great patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15135
Trained as a sculptor Felipe Martinez, the founder of Piedra y Plata, is one of the best lapidaries in the world of vintage Mexican silver jewelry. There is a liquid perfection that characterizes the way he fuses stone and precious metal together and the serenity on his carved “masks” seems to be flowing in from a different dimension. In the modernist bracelet at hand it is golden sheen obsidian cut in curved rectangles that adorns the thick sterling links and I could never exaggerate the intensity with which the golden shimmer reaches the volcanic glass’s surface…
Size / Weight: 6 1/2” inner circumference (clasped; perfect for medium to smaller wrists) by 13/16” wide; 70.1 grams
Hallmarks / Date: fully signed with maker’s name and logo as well as “STERLING TAXCO”, des no 175 (I think?) and Eagle 3 assay mark; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with some stunning pieces of golden sheen obsidian, quite substantial yet comfortable due to its curved links, with great patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15135
