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Rare Vintage Mexican AEM Silver Copper Demi #2095431

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Rare Vintage Mexican AEM Silver Copper Demi #2095431
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~ Fab Modernist Metales Casados Necklace + Earrings from Highly Collectible Silversmith! ~</em></td>
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Silversmith to the stars ? AE inside a heart-shaped M: The hallmark is considered one of the more interesting ?mystery marks? in vintage Mexican silver. It appears on designs by modernist Estela Popowski, as well as on those for Rancho Alegre. And sometimes it?s found just by itself, on silver pieces whose elegant and seemingly effortless lines reveal a master?s technique.

This metales casados necklace and earrings set is a singular and extraordinary example of AEM?s astonishing craftsmanship?and is very reminiscent of the modernist silver and copper pieces by Hector Aguilar done in the 1950?s. Here, gently convex, sterling silver trapezoids are married with apostrophe-shape copper elements to create a geometrically abstract design. The top half of each copper element is married to the silver, while the bottom portion wonderfully breaks outside of the sleek design to form a dynamic, openwork arc. A most unique demi-parure, this exceptional collectible combines the technical artistry of the Mexican maestros, with the creative talents of a skilled silver-maker, to produce a decidedly modernist, yet timeless work of wearable art. Hallmarks: On necklace and both screwback earrings?0.925, HECHO EN MEXICO, D.F. {circle}; AE inside a heart-shaped M {inside circle}; Eagle assay #23; STERLING. D.F. {District Federale} signifies that the set was made in Mexico City. AEM is noted in The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks by Bille Hougart. Dimensions: Necklace?14-1/2? ...
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<tr><td>Condition:See description</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Late 1950?s-1960?s</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Mexico</td></tr>





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<tr><td>Location:Ocean View, DE</td></tr>
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