Rufino Tamayo Mixed Metal Convertible Parrot Brooch

Item Details

An award-winning mixed metal pendant brooch by Mexican jewelry designer Rufino Tamayo for Los Castillo. The vintage sterling silver pendant brooch depicts a stylized parrot head, and is created from reconstituted azure malachite and onyx inlaid in sterling silver with copper and brass. It has a pin back as well as a jump ring so it can be worn as a pendant or a brooch.

Designer: Rufina Tamayo
Era: 1950s
Metal Type: Sterling silver, copper, brass
Brooch or Pin Closure Type: C clasp with safety catch
Hallmarks: Hencho en Mexico Metales Castillo Taxco 63
Total Weight: 0.959 ozt

• All diamond and gemstone grading is done under GIA standards as the mounting permits, where gemstones are present; where mountings impede accurate measurements, (estimated) dimensions are provided. All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted. (DCCREN)

Condition

- scratches, marks

Dimensions

- the piece is approximately 2.25" wide
- the total approximate weight, inclusive of all materials, is 0.950 ozt.

Item #

18CIN082-144