Vintage Mexican Silver Necklace and Pin with Carved Black Agate — Antique Mexican Jewelry Mexican__earring The hook back distributes the

The hook back distributes the weight comfortably for extended wear

No machine replicates this

twisted and soldered by hand into an intricate lace-like cage that holds the coral as if it grew there

The 1940s represent the peak creative period of Taxco silversmithing

Santo Domingo Pueblo — also known as Kewa — has one of the most continuous jewelry-making traditions in the American Southwest

Vintage Mexican Silver Necklace and Pin with Carved Black Agate — Antique Mexican Jewelry Mexican__earring The hook back distributes theSourced in Mexico. There is no second one. This vintage Mexican silver necklace is also a convertible pin a dual use design that speaks to the ingenuity of mid century Mexican jewelry. At the center sits a carved black agate stone, deep and matte, mounted in silver that has developed the particular patina that only comes from decades of careful storage. The pendant design is 3 inches long; the chain runs 20 inches. It is a piece for the person who