VALENTIN VIDAURRETA & MANUEL ALTAMIRANO STERLING 1940 "ARMADILLO" NECKLACE
VERY RARE "ARMADILLO" NECKLACE DESIGNED BY THE VALENTIN VIDAURRETA ATELIER IN THE 1940'S. THIS WORKSHOP WAS LOCATED AT THE TAXCO CITY, IN THE GUERRERO STATE OF THE MEXICO. THIS IS THE MECCA OF THE MEXICAN SILVER. COMPLETELY HAND MADE AND CRAFTED IN SOLID .925 STERLING SILVER BY THE SILVERSMITH MANUEL ALTAMIRANO. COMPOSED BY 31 FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS, EACH ONE ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLES PINS.
THIS RARE PIECE OF JEWELRY IS STAMPED WITH VERY SHARP INCISED HALL MARKS "M ALTAMIRANO 925 TAXCO MEXICO". HAVE A TOTAL LENGTH OF 28.75 INCHES.
AN IDENTICAL PIECE BUT WITH ONLY 23 ELEMENTS IS PUBLISHED AT THE BOOK "(THE) SILVER MASTER OF MEXICO, PENNY C. MORRILL, SCHIFFER 1990. Pp-198" SOME OTHERS VARIANTS OF THIS MODEL WITH JUST 9 ELEMENTS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST WITH AN ATTACHED PIECE OF SILK OR A SMALL CHAIN.
ALTAMIRANO ALSO WORKED FOR HECTOR AGUILAR AT THE TALLER BORDA AND LATER FOR ANA BRILLANTI AT THE TALLER VICTORIA. THIS IS WHY SIMILAR PIECES HAS BEEN MISS ATTRIBUTED TO HECTOR AGUILAR SOME OF THEM WITH THE HALLMARK "HA".
THIS PIECE IS IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT VINTAGE CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO REPAIR, ALTERATIONS OR ANY BEND DAMAGES. ALL THE ORIGINAL PATINA IS PRESENT, INTACT AND NEVER HAS BEEN POLISHED OR CLEANED.
THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE IS 155.4 Grams
INVENTORY REF: S0000XCNN/.1111
