Mexican Deco silver semi-spheres and turquoise Bracelet
Exceedingly difficult to find (I will not say "almost impossible" because I am an optimist at heart!) these Mexican Deco silver repousse hinged bracelets with rows of stone cabochons come in all widths and material combinations. In my experience, the ones with turquoise tend to be the most sought after but amethyst is also popular and I have had examples with black onyx and even colored glass before. The specific marriage of semi-spheres and cabochons probably originated in Mexico City and Fred Davis is known to have used it in a multitude of combinations. In our case, the bracelet's two "wings" are made up of four rows of silver half-beads that are overlaid with three rows of smaller beading alternating with bezel set turquoise. The stone has mellowed in a variety of hues over the bracelet's long life and the patina that has darkened the silver-work's recesses adds drama and vibrancy to the colors...
Size / Weight: 7" inner circumference (clasped) by 1 1/8" wide; 43.1 grams
Hallmarks /Date: "MEXICO SILVER"; 1920s-40s
Condition: excellent vintage with fantastic patina, gorgeous colors in the turquoise cabs that are all there, securely set in their bezels, with no damage and no repairs noted; because of their design elements, these bracelets usually have dents in their repousse semi-spheres yet here there are only a couple of them, very inconspicuously placed and quite shallow so they don't register at all and do not take away from the bracelet's beauty
Inv# 15756
Exceedingly difficult to find (I will not say "almost impossible" because I am an optimist at heart!) these Mexican Deco silver repousse hinged bracelets with rows of stone cabochons come in all widths and material combinations. In my experience, the ones with turquoise tend to be the most sought after but amethyst is also popular and I have had examples with black onyx and even colored glass before. The specific marriage of semi-spheres and cabochons probably originated in Mexico City and Fred Davis is known to have used it in a multitude of combinations. In our case, the bracelet's two "wings" are made up of four rows of silver half-beads that are overlaid with three rows of smaller beading alternating with bezel set turquoise. The stone has mellowed in a variety of hues over the bracelet's long life and the patina that has darkened the silver-work's recesses adds drama and vibrancy to the colors...
Size / Weight: 7" inner circumference (clasped) by 1 1/8" wide; 43.1 grams
Hallmarks /Date: "MEXICO SILVER"; 1920s-40s
Condition: excellent vintage with fantastic patina, gorgeous colors in the turquoise cabs that are all there, securely set in their bezels, with no damage and no repairs noted; because of their design elements, these bracelets usually have dents in their repousse semi-spheres yet here there are only a couple of them, very inconspicuously placed and quite shallow so they don't register at all and do not take away from the bracelet's beauty
Inv# 15756
Exceedingly difficult to find (I will not say "almost impossible" because I am an optimist at heart!) these Mexican Deco silver repousse hinged bracelets with rows of stone cabochons come in all widths and material combinations. In my experience, the ones with turquoise tend to be the most sought after but amethyst is also popular and I have had examples with black onyx and even colored glass before. The specific marriage of semi-spheres and cabochons probably originated in Mexico City and Fred Davis is known to have used it in a multitude of combinations. In our case, the bracelet's two "wings" are made up of four rows of silver half-beads that are overlaid with three rows of smaller beading alternating with bezel set turquoise. The stone has mellowed in a variety of hues over the bracelet's long life and the patina that has darkened the silver-work's recesses adds drama and vibrancy to the colors...
Size / Weight: 7" inner circumference (clasped) by 1 1/8" wide; 43.1 grams
Hallmarks /Date: "MEXICO SILVER"; 1920s-40s
Condition: excellent vintage with fantastic patina, gorgeous colors in the turquoise cabs that are all there, securely set in their bezels, with no damage and no repairs noted; because of their design elements, these bracelets usually have dents in their repousse semi-spheres yet here there are only a couple of them, very inconspicuously placed and quite shallow so they don't register at all and do not take away from the bracelet's beauty
Inv# 15756