Vintage Oaxacan Silver Filigree Necklace with Coral — Antique Mexican Jewelry circa 1980 Handicrafts Spondylus shell harvested from the

Spondylus shell harvested from the Gulf of California

These handcrafted earrings feature sterling silver artistry paired with vibrant red agate stones

A longer chain (24 inches) gives it a more casual

The cool turquoise stones provide a striking contrast against the lustrous silver

"description": "The 1940s Taxco bracelet with carved agate: perfect condition

Vintage Oaxacan Silver Filigree Necklace with Coral — Antique Mexican Jewelry circa 1980 Handicrafts Spondylus shell harvested from theSourced from a private Oaxacan collection. There is no second one. The silversmith who made this necklace in Oaxaca during the 1980s was working in a tradition that had already survived five centuries. His method hand coiling silver wire into floral chains, setting natural coral at the centerpiece required the kind of sustained attention that almost no working artisan today is willing to commit to a single piece. This necklace spent decades in a