Mexican Sterling Silver and Tigers Eye Jewelry Suite

This Antique Universal Ophthalmometer Eye Exam Machine by General Optical Company is stamped “Pat Oct 24th 1911”. This is an optical optometrist device to mea...

Salmon Bros London, A beautiful cased instrument for measuring the sight to determine the need for glasses.

The intricate openwork floral and scroll motifs of this Torah pointer - known as a Yad - indicate the work of a master silver artist. Yad is stamped "925" an...

Hallmarked 14-karat. Ring size: 3.5. Weight: 2.6 dwt.

Sterling silver with gold accents and faceted amethyst stone. No hallmarks. Weight: 1 ozt.

Hallmarked Carol Fugmann and sterling. Sterling silver and gold.

Oval tiger-eye sterling silver cabochon cuff links. Measures: 3 cm x 1.7 cm, marked sterling, stone measures: 1.6 cm x 1.1 cm, 14.8 grams total weight. Overall, in great condition.

Sterling and tiger eye cufflinks with an asymmetrical modernist design. These were made by the Rancho Alegre shop in Taxco, Mexico.

These gold cufflinks feature tiger's eye gemstones, which have been formed into power rods. The gemstones have a beautiful gold and brown sheen to them, even in low light situations....

1970s Modernist Mexican sterling silver malachite bracelet from Mexico. Maker stamped. 925 Mexico. Measures: 7.38 long x .63 wide x .13 thick Preowned origi...

A bespoken jewelry set including a necklace and a pair of clip-on earrings crafted by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, circa 1970. The suite features linked square of green hardstone (appears to be a jade color granite or marble) set in the sterling frames with hanging long tubes of tassels. The design of the work was bold and confidently modern while also clearly inspired by Peruvian indigenous culture which imprinted famously in the artist's work. Marks to each: G. Laffi, PERU, 925. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...

A Mid-Century Modern sterling silver brooch with three amethyst gem stones by Mexican Taxco silversmith Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). The lovely piece was created in the form of a peapod with amethyst as the peas. It is marked verso model number #PR571 Antonio Pineda stamp and .970 silver...