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
Often - and mistakenly - identified as opal, dragon’s breath is in fact art glass (usually Czech) to which molten metals are added in order to create that magical look of a stone with fiery depths. Dragon’s breath cabs were sometimes used in vintage Mexican silver jewelry, especially in the pre-1948 period, for their ability to help create eye-catching pieces while keeping the price affordable for a wider audience. The pair of sterling silver dangle earrings at hand is a great example. Intricate, beautifully finished silver-work with beading and tiny little “cascabeles” develop around cabs that send out metallic green, orange and blue sparkles. Impressive, don’t you think?
Size / Weight: 2 1/2” long by 1 1/16” wide; 15.6 grams (for the set)
Hallmarks / Date: “SILVER MEXICO”; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage with fun, playful sparkle in the glass cabs, generously long and quite intricate, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16036
Often - and mistakenly - identified as opal, dragon’s breath is in fact art glass (usually Czech) to which molten metals are added in order to create that magical look of a stone with fiery depths. Dragon’s breath cabs were sometimes used in vintage Mexican silver jewelry, especially in the pre-1948 period, for their ability to help create eye-catching pieces while keeping the price affordable for a wider audience. The pair of sterling silver dangle earrings at hand is a great example. Intricate, beautifully finished silver-work with beading and tiny little “cascabeles” develop around cabs that send out metallic green, orange and blue sparkles. Impressive, don’t you think?
Size / Weight: 2 1/2” long by 1 1/16” wide; 15.6 grams (for the set)
Hallmarks / Date: “SILVER MEXICO”; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage with fun, playful sparkle in the glass cabs, generously long and quite intricate, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16036
