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Attributed To Fred Davis Sterling Silver Mexican Amethyst Necklace:
$645.00
Attributed to Fred Davis Silver and Amethyst Necklace
Frederick Davis (1880 - 1961), while not the household name of William Spratling, actually preceded him in terms of bringing Mexican design to the fore.
Davis worked in Mexico City designing for more than 20 years for Sanborn\'s, the department store where tourists, among other things, could purchase jewelry and antiques.
This necklace consists of ten slightly convex rectangles with an oval cabochon amethyst set in each. The stones are richly colored. The rectangles are 1\"⅝ long
The necklace measures 20\"½ inches in length total weight 81.4grams
The necklace is in excellent condition.
The work of Fred Davis is illustrated in books written by Penny Morrill and are included in the Latin American collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.