Vintage Taxco Sterling Silver Abalone Panel Bracelet | Hecho en Taxco, Signed OGM | Openwork Scroll Panels | Spring Hinges | 1940s-50s | 28.5 g | 7"

Old Taxco silver with a little ocean shimmer in every curve.

This vintage Mexican bracelet is sterling silver inlaid with abalone shell. Four big hinged panels are cut into flowing openwork scrolls, with long ribbons of rainbow abalone running through each one in pink, green, blue and violet. It closes with a sterling box clasp, stamped STERLING HECHO EN TAXCO around the maker's initials OGM. There's no Mexican eagle registration stamp, which was introduced around 1948, so it likely dates to the 1940s or early 1950s.

Details

• Material: sterling silver with abalone shell inlay
• Marked STERLING, HECHO EN TAXCO, with maker's initials OGM in the center
• Four openwork panels with hand-cut scroll design and engraved line detail
• Coiled spring hinges between panels that help the bracelet curve and hug the wrist; it curls up a bit when unclasped, which is normal for this style
• Box clasp that closes very securely
• Weighs 28.5 grams
• Circa 1940s to 1950s

Measurements

• 7" long (not counting the clasp tongue)
• Panels about 2" long and 1 1/4" wide

Condition

Good vintage condition, sold just as found, unpolished, with its original patina, which is darker on the back. All the abalone is in place. The abalone was set in fitted pieces, so you'll see natural lines between sections, plus a few small hairline cracks in the shell in places, visible in the close-up photos. The hinges and clasp are tight and work well.

Only one available. When it's gone, it's gone. Styling props in photos are not included.