Mexican Deco silver amethyst "coffee bean" Brooch
A classic Mexican Deco motif, the “coffee bean” adds a dimple in repousse silver semi-spheres making them look like the flavorful product of the tropics. I have had many pieces in various forms over the years, usually repousse designs with stones but some quite substantial, cast and all silver but it has been a long time since I presented my last example. So today I am very happy to add this elegant brooch to the site featuring a big bezel-set amethyst flanked by clusters of coffee bean and smooth half-beads as well as two smaller amethyst cabs. Timeless…
Size / Weight: 2 7/16” long by just shy of 1 1/8” tall; 15.2 grams
Hallmarks / Date: “MEXICO” and “SILVER”; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage, quite elegant, with beautiful patina, gorgeous stones with inclusions and natural, tight fissures, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16039
A classic Mexican Deco motif, the “coffee bean” adds a dimple in repousse silver semi-spheres making them look like the flavorful product of the tropics. I have had many pieces in various forms over the years, usually repousse designs with stones but some quite substantial, cast and all silver but it has been a long time since I presented my last example. So today I am very happy to add this elegant brooch to the site featuring a big bezel-set amethyst flanked by clusters of coffee bean and smooth half-beads as well as two smaller amethyst cabs. Timeless…
Size / Weight: 2 7/16” long by just shy of 1 1/8” tall; 15.2 grams
Hallmarks / Date: “MEXICO” and “SILVER”; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage, quite elegant, with beautiful patina, gorgeous stones with inclusions and natural, tight fissures, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16039
A classic Mexican Deco motif, the “coffee bean” adds a dimple in repousse silver semi-spheres making them look like the flavorful product of the tropics. I have had many pieces in various forms over the years, usually repousse designs with stones but some quite substantial, cast and all silver but it has been a long time since I presented my last example. So today I am very happy to add this elegant brooch to the site featuring a big bezel-set amethyst flanked by clusters of coffee bean and smooth half-beads as well as two smaller amethyst cabs. Timeless…
Size / Weight: 2 7/16” long by just shy of 1 1/8” tall; 15.2 grams
Hallmarks / Date: “MEXICO” and “SILVER”; pre-1948
Condition: excellent vintage, quite elegant, with beautiful patina, gorgeous stones with inclusions and natural, tight fissures, with no damage and no repairs noted
Inv# 16039