Fantastic vintage Taxco Mexican sterling silver and malachite hinged bib collar necklace. A stunning and rare 12 malachite cabochon gemstones which are bezel set into their own silver channel. Above and below the malachite stones run a band of sterling that gradually narrows at each end. Fully hallmarked - JGL 925 Mexico Eagle 2 Taxco Bracelets and/or Taxco Necklaces, Taxco Earrings
CONDITION: Excellent vintage condition with little signs of usage or wear. Some of the malachite stones sit a little higher than others but you really don't notice unless your closely inspecting the necklace and certainly not while you are wearing it.
SIZE: Because its a hard silver hinged necklace its hard to size. From inside top to bottom it measures 5 1/8 inch x 4 inches wide at the hinge. Overall length 6 1/2 inches x 4 3/4 inches wide. The three silver sections including the malachite is 3/4 inches. The stones are 6mm x 8 mm.
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Downsizing was inevitable and I've done it several times already. This is the big one, and I am still unboxing treasures retrieved from storage after decades.
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My collecting story starts after watching Astaire and Rogers float across a dance floor as a young girl, I have loved art deco design, art, fashion and jewelry. So bold and beautiful, and so different from anything that came before it. Art deco changed social and design sensibilities forever. A lifetime collector of high quality antiques and vintage, I started by making contacts, researching and learning. Picking the best of the best, I live with art deco and vintage decor and used to wear the fashions of the day. To say that I feel in love is an understatement. I reveled in the fact that I was able to reflect my unique style and sensibilities with a marriage of old and new.
Since I was in my teens I have bought what pleases me, what I find beautiful and unique, and the things that speak to me on a creative level. I hope that you can see and feel the passion and love that I feel for antiques and vintage pieces and share with you. You will find art deco, collectible and vintage fine art paintings, original illustrations and magazine covers, home decor, marble, alabaster and metal lamps, nude flapper table lamps, sterling silver decorative accents and tableware for the home and entertaining, designer and estate jewelry and fine vintage watches in my shop.