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Taxco sterling brooch with stone inlays inspired by Codex Zouche-Nuttall

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    Posted 11 years ago

    Elisabethan
    (284 items)

    This is a sterlingsilver brooch / pendant with stone inlays and Mexican stamps. It is made in Taxco and bears the mark YR or yh and the eaglemark. I think the image is inspired by the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, and if so, the figure can represent Eight Deer Jaguar Claw who was a powerful Mixtec ruler in the 11th century. Codex Zouche-Nuttall is a 15th century deerskin manuscipt.

    I have not been able to find any information about who made it or how old it is, maybe 50's but I do not know. It is in any case very nice, I think, and it fits perfectly with my black antique silk scarf. I am grateful for ideas on who the silversmith might be, and when it is made. Ideas about the stones are also interesting.

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    1. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Czechman, Nutsabodas6, PhilipDavidAlexandermorris and aghcollect - lots of thanks!!!!
    2. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Vetraio50 lots of thanks!
    3. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Greatful for love Kerry10456, lisa, antiquerose and racer4four!
    4. antiquerose antiquerose, 11 years ago
      Could the mark be * Y6 * ??
    5. BelleEpoque BelleEpoque, 11 years ago
      great piece... here some info on Mexican silver
      http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html#M
    6. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Thanks antiquerose, I think is it two letters not a number. But thanks for the idea :-).
      BelleEpoque thankyou, yes that is a great page but I haven't been able to find an answer there to who made it, but thanks!
    7. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Racer4four thanks for attention and for loving this, your always so good at responding :-)
    8. SEAN68 SEAN68, 11 years ago
      very very beautiful!!
    9. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Lots of thanks Sean68! You are so supportive. I'm very grateful because as a beginner collector I'm not always certain about all my decisions and what to post :-) I'm learning...
    10. davyd286, 11 years ago
      The letters could be YB.
    11. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Freiheit and BHock45.
      Thankyou davyd286 for the idea, YB...
    12. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Geo26e thankyou!
    13. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Thankyou tom61375!
    14. tom61375, 11 years ago
      You are very welcome! =)
    15. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 11 years ago
      Valentino97 thankyou!
    16. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 10 years ago
      Thankts to Jewels and toolate2!

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