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WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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You guys might recall I picked up a set of mid-century cufflinks end of January.
By a listed Guadalajara, Mexico silversmith "RMS".

The design is great--very tribal. And the turquoise is unlike most blue southwestern turquoise. Also the style just reminds me of Nudie Cohn and his "Nudie Suits" of dazzling rhinestones and embroidery that were worn by Porter Wagoner, Gram Parsons, Hank Williams, etc.

But what really drew me to them was how detailed they are hallmarked. They don't just say "RMS 925". Each is signed:

Hand Made
Guaranteed
Sterling
925
Guad Mex
RMS
▽
REAL TURQUOISE

And I think that's just the coolest :)

Anyway, I was researching them a little recently and came across another piece. this time a brooch, by the same silversmith. Similar material and design, but opposite: Where the turquoise is the background and the silver is the design. So I picked it up. You can find other pieces by the artist out there, but I think these are some of the coolest.

Pick up anything interesting this week?

We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame

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    1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Quite interesting pieces.
    When were these made - 1950's??

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,531 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool!

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1630Boston said:
    Quite interesting pieces.
    When were these made - 1950's??

    Technically they should have been made pre-1948. That's when the Mexican government started to require their silversmiths use an eagle mark bearing a number identifying the silversmith. It's my understanding that enforcement was spotty and lots of smiths shared eagle marks for a variety of reasons. These don't bear an eagle mark, so they should be earlier than 1948.

    But I kind of doubt it. My guess is the same as yours: 1950s. Possibly a little earlier, maybe a little later.

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice.... Turquoise jewelry was all the rage for a while... used to have some myself. Those pieces are exceptional and not the volume stuff that flooded the market for a few years. Cheers, RickO

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,531 ✭✭✭✭✭

    From the other day.

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    philographerphilographer Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These are awesome! Great workmanship. I love the cuff links with the indian and headdress. Before the virus, I only wore shirts with French cuffs. Haven’t worn those since March 10 though! Now it’s only tennis shirts and Zoom meetings. 😬

    Like the brooch, but for brooches, it’s not very feminine! Don’t know how many women would wear it.

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @philographer said:
    These are awesome! Great workmanship. I love the cuff links with the indian and headdress. Before the virus, I only wore shirts with French cuffs. Haven’t worn those since March 10 though! Now it’s only tennis shirts and Zoom meetings. 😬

    Like the brooch, but for brooches, it’s not very feminine! Don’t know how many women would wear it.

    Thanks. Better shots of the cufflinks:

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dude. That's killer.
    Stay safe. Local friend had to get some hours in to keep his license. His copilot tested positive! He's fine so far, though.

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,133 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice I like

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @renman95 ... That Macallan 25 is a great scotch. I purchased a bottle years ago when coming out of England from a business trip... duty free and much, much cheaper then. Gone now, but my friends enjoyed it... Cheers, RickO

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    hammer1hammer1 Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    renman- update on daughter's singing career, por favor.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf... All 17 of those in one buy?? Or just your slabbed stack? Cheers, RickO

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here’s some of my silver. I have more😊

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    kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don’t think I’ve desired an object more in my life than this early 1400s spoon!


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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    @topstuf... All 17 of those in one buy?? Or just your slabbed stack? Cheers, RickO

    Yep. Did a "bullion" increase a while back. Oh, and it's only a partial. >:)

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    I don’t think I’ve desired an object more in my life than this early 1400s spoon!


    WOW! Is this yours, @kiyote , or is it just a dream?

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,687 ✭✭✭✭✭

    highly desirable

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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @hammer1 said:
    renman- update on daughter's singing career, por favor.

    Although the subject is Precious, it's not a Metal. :p

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