Marvellous 1950s Mexican silver necklace. The necklace is comprised of a number of rectangular silver sections with strips of silver laid across in a geometric pattern producing a 3d effect giving an almost Art Deco look. The spaces between the ridges of silver have darkened to black, from deep oxidisation. The silver has been lightly polished and washed to maintain a good vintage patina. Fully marked for Mexican silver with the makers mark JS in script, 925 and sterling denoting the quality of the silver. The term 'hecho in popular mexico' and 'Taxco' identifies that it was made in Mexico in the silver centre of Taxco.
The necklace is 15.5 inches long and weighs 46.5g
Mexico has a long history of producing silver jewellery in the 20th Century of very good sterling quality, and Taxco became a major centre for silver jewellery manufacture from the 1930s onwards after the establishment of silver workshops there by William Spratling in the 1920s. A number of major tallers (retailers) and silversmiths are still based there. Silver has been mined in Taxco since the mid 16th Century and the proximity of the source explains the establishment of the centre there. Anyone interested in the history of Mexican jewellery design should consult Penny Morrill and Carole Berk's definitive book on the subject, 'Mexican silver'.
Product code: Mexican Silver 1950s Solid silver popular Necklace REDUCED PRICE