Vintage Mexican Sterling Siver Scalloped Cuff red suede belt Label: Size 20T

Label: Size 20T

length (top strap to back crotch seam): 27

inlaid with malachite x 2

Black and grey geometric print with Roman motif throughout

vintage pants with a high waist and permanent crease

Vintage Mexican Sterling Siver Scalloped Cuff red suede belt Label: Size 20TThis gorgeous sterling silver cuff was made (likely in the 1980s) by a silversmith in Taxco, Mexico, known for its production of silver jewelry and decorative arts since Aztec times. It reminds me of the work of famed Mexican sculptor and jeweler Roberto Ballesteros. The three dimensional scalloped design also recalls the exaggerated shell shapes in Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, mixed with some Art Deco exaggeration. It is stamped 925 for sterling