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
Vintage repousse hinged bangle bracelets from Portugal are a weakness of mine! I am constantly on the look out for the best examples and I never tire of them thanks to the variety in their designs which go from floral and fruit motifs to historical landmarks, armorial pieces and bracelets with striking architectural decoration. Yet to find an astrological version is very very rare - and a first for me. Signed “Perfeitos” which I will assume is the maker’s name, the bracelet features the twelve signs of the zodiac, crisp and full of detail, deploying all around the wrist. Exquisite quality (which makes me think it is an earlier example) with attention to detail and even a tiny little rose to function as the push-button on the clasp’s tab. What more is there to say?
Size / Weight: 7 1/4” inner circumference (clasped) or 2 7/8” inner diameter by 7/8” wide; 40.2 grams
Hallmarks / Date: “PERFEITOS” as shown with additional hallmarks, one of them, if I read it correctly, defines the bracelet’s purity (833) and its place of manufacture (Porto); late 1930s-1950s
Condition: excellent vintage with beautiful figural decoration, crisp and easily readable to the eye designs, having fantastic patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 16068
Vintage repousse hinged bangle bracelets from Portugal are a weakness of mine! I am constantly on the look out for the best examples and I never tire of them thanks to the variety in their designs which go from floral and fruit motifs to historical landmarks, armorial pieces and bracelets with striking architectural decoration. Yet to find an astrological version is very very rare - and a first for me. Signed “Perfeitos” which I will assume is the maker’s name, the bracelet features the twelve signs of the zodiac, crisp and full of detail, deploying all around the wrist. Exquisite quality (which makes me think it is an earlier example) with attention to detail and even a tiny little rose to function as the push-button on the clasp’s tab. What more is there to say?
Size / Weight: 7 1/4” inner circumference (clasped) or 2 7/8” inner diameter by 7/8” wide; 40.2 grams
Hallmarks / Date: “PERFEITOS” as shown with additional hallmarks, one of them, if I read it correctly, defines the bracelet’s purity (833) and its place of manufacture (Porto); late 1930s-1950s
Condition: excellent vintage with beautiful figural decoration, crisp and easily readable to the eye designs, having fantastic patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 16068
