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
If I saw this piece from far away, I would think it's a poison ring - that's how impressive in size and lift its gallery is. Yet not to worry, there is no hidden compartment here and you won't be tempted to become a modern-day Lucrezia Borgia! Beauty and commanding presence, though, yes! There is a lot of that in the sodalite's dark blue depths with their cloudy grey swirls and that river of black cutting across right through the cab's middle. And even though a ring offers a relatively small area to demonstrate one’s talent, the Taxco maestro was able to work his magic in creating a Spanish Colonial-inspired “pierced” gallery to surround the stone. Did I mention already that the ring is fully adjustable too thanks to its open shank?
Size / Weight: currently sz 6 US yet fully adjustable (thanks to the open shank); face is 1 3/16" N-S by approx. 13/16" E-W; just shy of 1/2" rise; 8.7 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's initials "FVN" as well as "TAXCO MEXICO ..." alongside Eagle 3 assay mark; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with a big, beautiful stone, deep color, nice cut-work design and warmly glowing patina, with no damage and no repairs noted other than the ring is ever so slightly out of round; this doesn't affect wearability or presence and can be easily remedied by your jeweler or even yourself, if you feel up to it
Inv# 15323
If I saw this piece from far away, I would think it's a poison ring - that's how impressive in size and lift its gallery is. Yet not to worry, there is no hidden compartment here and you won't be tempted to become a modern-day Lucrezia Borgia! Beauty and commanding presence, though, yes! There is a lot of that in the sodalite's dark blue depths with their cloudy grey swirls and that river of black cutting across right through the cab's middle. And even though a ring offers a relatively small area to demonstrate one’s talent, the Taxco maestro was able to work his magic in creating a Spanish Colonial-inspired “pierced” gallery to surround the stone. Did I mention already that the ring is fully adjustable too thanks to its open shank?
Size / Weight: currently sz 6 US yet fully adjustable (thanks to the open shank); face is 1 3/16" N-S by approx. 13/16" E-W; just shy of 1/2" rise; 8.7 grams
Hallmarks / Date: maker's initials "FVN" as well as "TAXCO MEXICO ..." alongside Eagle 3 assay mark; 1950s-60s
Condition: excellent vintage with a big, beautiful stone, deep color, nice cut-work design and warmly glowing patina, with no damage and no repairs noted other than the ring is ever so slightly out of round; this doesn't affect wearability or presence and can be easily remedied by your jeweler or even yourself, if you feel up to it
Inv# 15323
