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 classic early Matilde Poulat Mexican silver bracelet, its textured sterling wire-work adorned with beading and coral and turquoise cabochons, this piece was made in the 1934-48 period of Matl's creative life as is indicated by its hallmarks. Part of her "flat" as opposed to "repousse" jewelry, the bracelet is perfectly articulated and responds to the wrist's every move in a effortless, gracious way. Its "solid" construction bestows a welcome weight to it that feels warmly familiar when you have it on. Dark patina lends dramatic presence to the hand-wrought links which is then brightened by the intense reds of the coral and the soothing blues and greens of the wonderfully aged turquoise...
Size / Weight: 7 1/4” long (wearable) by 1 5/8” wide; 77.7 grams
Hallmarks / Date: marked twice as shown with a combination of hallmarks that Poulat used in the 1934-48 period
Condition: excellent vintage with beautiful patina in the silver-work and strong, pleasant color in the stones; all cabs are present and securely set in their bezels / channels and there is no damage or any repairs noted; in the photos (thanks to the macro lens) you can see some old cleaning liquid residue which has turned green over the years - this can easily be polished out, if you wish, but it is not readily visible with a naked eye and does not affect presentation at all when you have the bracelet on
Inv# 15590
A classic early Matilde Poulat Mexican silver bracelet, its textured sterling wire-work adorned with beading and coral and turquoise cabochons, this piece was made in the 1934-48 period of Matl's creative life as is indicated by its hallmarks. Part of her "flat" as opposed to "repousse" jewelry, the bracelet is perfectly articulated and responds to the wrist's every move in a effortless, gracious way. Its "solid" construction bestows a welcome weight to it that feels warmly familiar when you have it on. Dark patina lends dramatic presence to the hand-wrought links which is then brightened by the intense reds of the coral and the soothing blues and greens of the wonderfully aged turquoise...
Size / Weight: 7 1/4” long (wearable) by 1 5/8” wide; 77.7 grams
Hallmarks / Date: marked twice as shown with a combination of hallmarks that Poulat used in the 1934-48 period
Condition: excellent vintage with beautiful patina in the silver-work and strong, pleasant color in the stones; all cabs are present and securely set in their bezels / channels and there is no damage or any repairs noted; in the photos (thanks to the macro lens) you can see some old cleaning liquid residue which has turned green over the years - this can easily be polished out, if you wish, but it is not readily visible with a naked eye and does not affect presentation at all when you have the bracelet on
Inv# 15590