William Spratling Mexican 980 silver Cuff Bracelet
Heavy, early and wrought out of fine, .980 silver this Mexican Deco cuff bracelet is one of William Spratling's "archaelogically-inspired" creations of the renowned maestro's First Design Period. Thick silver sheet is carefully shaped and deeply hand-chased here with the gravitas of the labyrinthine geometric motifs further enhancing the piece's physical heft. This is a bracelet that makes itself known to the wearer not only with its weight but also with the confident, almost possessive way it wraps itself around the wrist. Stupendous...
Size / Weight: 6 3/4" inner circumference (including the 1 1/4" gap; not resizable due to the thickness of the silver - a skilled jeweler might be able to adjust it somewhat but I caution against trying to do it yourselves) by 1 1/4" wide; 88.0 grams
Hallmarks / Date: signed as shown with a combination of hallmarks that dates it ca 1939
Condition: excellent vintage, stunning visually and impressive in weight, with great patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15393
Heavy, early and wrought out of fine, .980 silver this Mexican Deco cuff bracelet is one of William Spratling's "archaelogically-inspired" creations of the renowned maestro's First Design Period. Thick silver sheet is carefully shaped and deeply hand-chased here with the gravitas of the labyrinthine geometric motifs further enhancing the piece's physical heft. This is a bracelet that makes itself known to the wearer not only with its weight but also with the confident, almost possessive way it wraps itself around the wrist. Stupendous...
Size / Weight: 6 3/4" inner circumference (including the 1 1/4" gap; not resizable due to the thickness of the silver - a skilled jeweler might be able to adjust it somewhat but I caution against trying to do it yourselves) by 1 1/4" wide; 88.0 grams
Hallmarks / Date: signed as shown with a combination of hallmarks that dates it ca 1939
Condition: excellent vintage, stunning visually and impressive in weight, with great patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15393
Heavy, early and wrought out of fine, .980 silver this Mexican Deco cuff bracelet is one of William Spratling's "archaelogically-inspired" creations of the renowned maestro's First Design Period. Thick silver sheet is carefully shaped and deeply hand-chased here with the gravitas of the labyrinthine geometric motifs further enhancing the piece's physical heft. This is a bracelet that makes itself known to the wearer not only with its weight but also with the confident, almost possessive way it wraps itself around the wrist. Stupendous...
Size / Weight: 6 3/4" inner circumference (including the 1 1/4" gap; not resizable due to the thickness of the silver - a skilled jeweler might be able to adjust it somewhat but I caution against trying to do it yourselves) by 1 1/4" wide; 88.0 grams
Hallmarks / Date: signed as shown with a combination of hallmarks that dates it ca 1939
Condition: excellent vintage, stunning visually and impressive in weight, with great patina and no damage or repairs noted
Inv# 15393