2 Vintage Mexican Silver & Turquoise Pins - 17.6 g
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North America, Mexico, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pair of high-grade (93%) sterling silver pendants with triangular bodies featuring rounded points. The front of each pin features a highly abstract zoomorphic creature that stands out among the crushed turquoise fragments that fill in the surrounding areas. The verso of each pin exhibits a stamped hallmark reading, "Sterling 925 APB Taxco." Size of each (both are relatively similar): 2" L x 1.375" W (5.1 cm x 3.5 cm); quality of sterling silver: 93%; total weight: 17.6 grams
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
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North America, Mexico, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pair of high-grade (93%) sterling silver pendants with triangular bodies featuring rounded points. The front of each pin features a highly abstract zoomorphic creature that stands out among the crushed turquoise fragments that fill in the surrounding areas. The verso of each pin exhibits a stamped hallmark reading, "Sterling 925 APB Taxco." Size of each (both are relatively similar): 2" L x 1.375" W (5.1 cm x 3.5 cm); quality of sterling silver: 93%; total weight: 17.6 grams
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#140163
Condition
Both pins have small chips to inlaid turquoise fragments, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout. Pin needles on verso still articulate.
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2 Vintage Mexican Silver & Turquoise Pins - 17.6 g
Estimate $150 - $250
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