Description: Turquoise Sterling Silver Roadrunner Brooch TAXCO Landscape Scene Pendant MMS We offer for sale this stunning large vintage TAXCO carved sterling silver roadrunner, bird, southwestern landscape scene brooch / pendant. Signed MMS The silver work is ornate, detailed and well done. It depicts a roadrunner or similar bird in a lovely southwestern desert landscape scene with mountains in the background. This epic scene is accentuated by multiple consecutive engraved sterling silver surround ring boarders in various complimenting patterns engraved in the sterling and punctuated by a thick vibrant tailored crushed inlaid turquoise stone border. The brooch is in excellent vintage condition. It has been hand polished and is ready to wear or gift wrap. As the brooch is exposed to air with time, tarnish will settle in the fine engraved lines to give further definition to the ornate and detailed designs. It is a large brooch, it measures approximately 2.5 inches in diameter. It has a fixed bale so it can be worn as a pendant on a necklace or chain. The cumulative effect of these detailed and ornate consecutive boarders is to create a truly breathtaking brooch. The brooch is hallmarked and signed. Signed MMS, with TAXCO Sterling Silver Eagle Mark - G67. See photos for full description. Estate item. Postage includes: shipping, tracking, materials and insurance. We are happy to combine postage whenever possible. Visit our eBay store for more antique and vintage jewelry. Other items pictured are listed and sold separately in our 3 eBay accounts. We trade on eBay as Clburgess1, HouseofBurgessAntiques and Cind-house. For a first look at new estate finds, add us to your eBay Favorite Sellers list. Visit our eBay store House of Burgess Antiques & Estates. We trade on eBay as: clburgess1. Thank you for looking! All serious & reasonable and serious will be considered.
Price: 285 USD
Location: Vallejo, California
End Time: 2024-11-17T12:54:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.9 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: MMS
Type: Brooch
Color: Silver
Main Stone Color: Blue
Material: Fine Silver, Crushed Turquoise
Main Stone: Turquoise
Metal: Sterling Silver
Country of Origin: United States
Metal Purity: 925
Department: Women
Item Length: 2.5 inches in diameter
Shape: Round
Base Metal: Fine Silver
Occasion: Anniversary, Birthday, Christmas, Confirmation/Communion, Engagement, Father's Day, Graduation, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Wedding, Hanukkah, Bat Mitzvah, All Occasions, Resorts Wear, Earth Day, New Mexico, New Mexico Souvenir, Souvenir, New Mexico Vacation
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Jewelry Department: Fine
Theme: Beauty, Birds, Bohemian, Nature, Landscape, Scene, New Mexico, New Mexico Souvenir, New Mexico Landscape, Wildlife, Road Runner, Bird, Dessert, Silver, Silver work, Miniature Landscape, Wildlife Scene, Bird Watching, New Mexico State Bird, Southwestern, Turquoise
Signed: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
Vintage: Yes
Antique: Yes
Era: Mid Century (1945-70)
Handmade: Yes
Features: Detailed silver work, Turquoise, Marked & Signed, Sculpted Silver, Landscape, Scene, Wildlife, New Mexico State Bird, Road Runner, Large, Suitable for Framing or Wear
Year Manufactured: 1960-1969
Style: Brooch / Pendant
Pendant: Fixed bale of wearing as a pendant
Stone: Crushed Turquoise
Marked: MMS Mexico - Eagle Mark with G7