A large group of Mexican silver and stone set jewelry items
Mid-20th century
Four marked for Mexico and silver; further variously marked: Sterling / Taxco / 925 / Miguel Plata Paron / CCC / [Eagle 3] / Cuermor
Comprising three silver brooches in various styles, including a flower basket brooch with set amethyst cabochons (2.375" H x 2.25" W), as well as a mother of pearl inlay leaf brooch 1.75" H) with a pair of matching screwback leaf earrings (each: 1.5" H), a pair of silver repoussé scallop motif pierced earrings with amethyst teardrop dangles (each: 1.875" H), and four silver floral and grape motif ornaments for hair combs (largest: 1" H x 3" W), 12 pieces
76.5 grams gross

Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis
Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above

Each in overall good condition with light tarnishing and scratches commensurate with age and use. Scattered stones with abrasions. The amethysts with eye-visible inclusions and surface-reaching fractures. Two comb ornaments with breaks and losses to one end. One ornament attached to plastic comb. Repousse earrings with a minor chip to one stone, and each earring with replacement pierced posts. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.