
An amazing vintageRefers to jewellery of at least 50 but no more than 100 years of age. Mexican Taxco MONTEROS 970 SterlingAn alloy of 925/1000 fine silver with a permitted tolerance of 4/1000ths for an article made without solder or 10/1000ths, if it includes solder. SilverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
Modernist silver and malachiteA dark green stone with bands of various shades of green. It is hydrated copper carbonate. necklace. It is in the Cleopatra bib style and has thirty six fluted and bevelled segments that are designed to follow the naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. contours of your neckline. Despite it’s substantial weight this necklace is as comfortable to wear as it is eye catching to view. It is hallmarked MEXICO MONTEROS M 970, with the M standing for Monteros and 970 representing the silver purity. TM-100, noting the piece was crafted in Mexico’s renowned “Silver City” TAXCO with the number 100 being the registration number issued to the Monteros silver workshop by the Mexican government. The Monteros workshop was a high-end Taxco silver house that specialised in extremely well made works of silver jewellery usually with various semi-precious gemstone inlays. This necklace, dates to the late 1970s or early 1980s and was originally sold for around twelve hundred dollars. It is stunning and spectacular, a sensuous, fully articulatedWhen something has segments connected by flexible joints. Mexican masterpiece. It has a tongue and groove box closure and is in very good condition.
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![]() | Mexican Silver & Malachite Collar by the Monteros Workshop |
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Discover Now For further information on our Interest Free Finance please click here.Date & Origin | Modern (1960s onwards), Mexico |
Measurements | Length 35 cm Width at widest point 3.1 cm |
Condition | Excellent |
Materials | Silver Malachite |
Hallmarks | Mexico TM M-970 |
Provenance | Mexico |
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