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 rare example of Jose Luis Flores’s work to come upon, this distinctly modernist necklace made my day when I discovered it. I have in the past sold the matching bracelet to it but this specific form eluded me for the longest of times and I am thrilled to be offering it here. Made up of links constructed using overlay, hand-cutting and chasing as well as oxidation, it brings to mind Teran's biomorphism and the design's execution is flawless. No wonder many of Flores's jewelry are also signed for Miguel Martinez (like here), Emma Melendez and Rubi Ramirez. Not to mention that his creative genius is also behind pieces that “hit” the market bearing Hector Aguilar's "Taller Borda" hallmarks...
Size / Weight: 16 3/4” long (wearable) by just shy of 7/8” wide; 74.5 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's initials as shown as well as "Miguel" in script, "STERLING TAXCO" and des. no 1041; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage with glowing patina that enhances the depth of the layered design, very slick and well-crafted, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16015
A rare example of Jose Luis Flores’s work to come upon, this distinctly modernist necklace made my day when I discovered it. I have in the past sold the matching bracelet to it but this specific form eluded me for the longest of times and I am thrilled to be offering it here. Made up of links constructed using overlay, hand-cutting and chasing as well as oxidation, it brings to mind Teran's biomorphism and the design's execution is flawless. No wonder many of Flores's jewelry are also signed for Miguel Martinez (like here), Emma Melendez and Rubi Ramirez. Not to mention that his creative genius is also behind pieces that “hit” the market bearing Hector Aguilar's "Taller Borda" hallmarks...
Size / Weight: 16 3/4” long (wearable) by just shy of 7/8” wide; 74.5 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's initials as shown as well as "Miguel" in script, "STERLING TAXCO" and des. no 1041; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage with glowing patina that enhances the depth of the layered design, very slick and well-crafted, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16015
