Latin America, Mexico, ca. 20th century CE; Taxco, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 5 pieces of Mexican jewelry: 4 necklaces and 1 brooch. The first necklace is comprised of dozens of pink coral beads all of natural and barrel forms flanked by a pair of conical silver beads that lead to the hook clasp. Next is a shell necklace featuring a thunderbird or eagle pendant, hand-carved from stone and adorned with shell and turquoise inlays. The strand is strung with white shell barrel beads and black stone beads shaped like elongated trapezoids and embellished with turquoise and white shell inlays, while the finials boast conical silver beads and a hook clasp. The final pair of necklaces display similar forms with braided leather strands, silver pendants, and termini capped by conical silver beads with discoid finials. Size (longest necklace): 20.5" L (52.1 cm); (pendant): 1.8" W x 2.3" H (4.6 cm x 5.8 cm); quality of all silver: 94%

One showcases an ovoid pendant with shell and turquois inlays forming the image of a person dressed as a thunderbird or eagle. The other shows an abstract head carved from stone surrounded by a silver headdress and collar. Its verso is stamped "HECHO / EN / MEXICO / TAXCO," indicating that it was made in Taxco. Last, the brooch was also made in Taxco and additionally presents a stylized visage wearing a silver and nacre shell inlay cap and a silver collar.

Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000

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All are wearable. Some chipping and minor losses to shell and coral beads. Conical finial on Taxco necklace detached from strand. Fraying to leather strands. Loss of 1 shell inlay on brooch. Otherwise, all are very nice. Great patina to silver. Face pendant and face brooch are stamped "HECHO / EN / MEXICO/ TAXCO / 925." Pendant also has "Cheo," while last line of brooch stamp is indecipherable.