1940s WILLIAM SPRATLING SILVER LINK BRACELET CUT OUT INCISED SWIRLS & BALLS-NR

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I AM OFFERING A CA.1940 FULLY HALLMARKED WILLIAM SPRATLING  SILVER LINK BRACELET WHICH I PURCHASED AT AN ANTIQUE  JEWELRY STORE BY THE ZOCALO IN MEXICO CITY DURING A TRIP IN THE MID 1970s.
WILLIAM SPRATLING, AN AMERICAN ARCHITECT,  WAS THE MOST ICONIC ARTISAN AND DESIGNER OF THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE IN TAXCO MEXICO AND MANY FAMOUS DESIGNERS WORKED FOR HIM.. THERE ARE MANY BOOKS DEVOTED TO SPRATLING'S  WORK.
THE BRACELET CONSISTS OF   4 CUT OUT LINKS HAVING  INCISED AND CUT OUT SWIRLS MEASURING ABOUT 1 INCH X 1 INCH, THEY ARE JOINED BY "O" RINGS TO 4  LINKS WITH A BALL DESIGN MEASURING ABOUT 1/2 INCH WIDE BY I INCH IN HEIGHT.
IT WEIGHS 3.5 OUNCES.
MANY OF SPRATLING'S EARLY BRACELETS DATING FROM 1933-1946  HAVE A SILVER PIN HINGE CLOSURE DESIGN WHICH THIS ONE HAS.
THE HALLMARK CONSISTS OF A CIRCLE WITH RAISED LETTERS FOR "SPRATLING,MADE IN MEXICO" AROUND THE INCISED STYLIZED INITIALS "WS" IN THE CENTER
I AM CURRENTLY DOWNSIZING AFTER HAVING COLLECTED ESTATE,VINTAGE AND OLD  PAWN TAXCO, MEXICO  AND NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY FOR OVER FORTY YEARS IN MY TRAVELS AND PRIME SOUTHWESTERN LOCATION.
USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING  IN THE CONTINENTAL USA WITH TRACKING AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION  IS FREE.
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING.
PAYMENT IS DUE AND EXPECTED WITHIN 2 DAYS  OF THE WINNING BID.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!