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your purchasing pleasure is this amazing large bracelet or small anklet from Taxco Mexico, often called the silver capital of the world for the beauty of its creations. And this piece, stunning silver with alternating onyx and pink stone inlay, does not disappoint. It is stamped TC-11 Mexico
925, and MLX. Mexico adopted this hallmark style in the late 1970s, where the
first letter stands for the city in which the artist lived, the second
the first letter of the craftmans last name. The number represents the
order of registry. Unfortunately, Mexico did not keep records here so
its hard to know who the artist is who created this piece. T stands for
Taxco. Eleven is a low number relatively speaking, given the number of
people whose last name begins with the letter "C" who have been
silversmiths in Mexico since the 1970s.... so this piece may be on the
older side. I was unable to find out what the MLX stood for and would be most appreciative of any information.
This piece is in decent condition though it does have a ding on one of the panels; please see the last picture.
It weighs 44.8 grams and is 8.5 inches long (not counting the part that inserts into the buckle closure).
More information on Mexican hallmarks can be found on the
wonderful site 925-1000 dot com.