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SPECIALIZING IN FINE ANTIQUE VINTAGE JEWELRY & COLLECTIBLES. These prices come from GIA recognized. THE wholesale price guide for dealers. These values do not dictate what a piece is worth. This is the price a piece would be worth if stripped down and melted to its bare materials. This beautiful piece comes from the Art Deco Era! The Art Deco Era is famous for being the “Gatsby” or “Roaring Twenties” Era. A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period. During the Art Deco Period jewelers often made jewelry upon custom order, this would often take weeks to months to completely craft by hand. Taxco is the location of many silver mines that have been around since the time of conquistadors. During the 1920’s Taxco artisans banded together to start creating silver jewelry, since then Taxco jewelry has been considered among some of the finest craftsmanship in silver jewelry in the world. Mid Century Jewelry was all about being big and bold in design and structure. This beautiful jewelry was inspired by the glamorous nature of the Hollywood regency era. Retro jewelry refers to pieces created in the 1940s and 1950s, a period during which jewelry designers were largely influenced by the changes accompanying World War II. As the name of the period suggests, these designs reflect an infusion of futuristic vision with elements inspired by preceding periods, encompassing a variety of gemstones, shapes, and materials. Lavaliere’s are necklaces that included a chain or small link necklace, fairly long, that terminates in a single large pendant or tassel, which in turn often has additional pendants or tassels dangling from it; though named for a mistress of Louis XIV, the style is usually associated with turn-of-the-20th century jewelry, and remained popular into the 1930s. The necklace does have brown oxidation or copper spots on the backside. The piece is discounted due to this. The necklace includes hand blown and polished cabochon cobalt blue glass. This type of glass was a luxury when it first came out and is rarely seen anymore. It has a bright beautiful hue mixed with iridescence throughout. The necklace includes classic handmade old world Mexican Taxco Art Deco craftsmanship throughout, The necklace is made of a sterling silver plated over copper base metal material. It features classic Mid Century Taxco designs including a beautiful drop lavaliere pendant. The necklace has a wearable length of 19 in length. The drop pendant measures 2″ by 1 and 1/2″. The necklace includes an old style fish hook clasp. Antique and Vintage jewelry is disappearing at alarming rates. Unfortunately, most of the jewelry from this time period has been lost or melted down over the years, please don’t miss your chance to own this special piece of history! This listing is for the item only. Hencho En Mexico, Tested. Main Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity. Accent Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity. Sizable by Your Local Jeweler. Due to the age of some of these pieces, some items will not be stamped. The National Stamping Act was not enacted until 1906, before 1906 jewelry was not legally required to have a karat mark. This is one way to date items prior to the Art Nouveau time period. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN UPDATED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEMS. Thank you for your cooperation. Please take this into consideration before. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Plated Taxco Mexican Cobalt Glass Necklace” is in sale since Friday, July 7, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Art Nouveau/Art Deco 1895-1935\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “abeautifultimeco” and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Metal: Sterling Silver Plated
• Style: Cluster
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
• Material: Glass