Lot 168: Two Vintage Mexican Alpaca and Abalone Shell Jewellery Items
Two vintage Mexican jewellery items featuring iridescent abalone shell inlays set in alpaca white metal alloy. The first item is a brooch designed as a four-leaf clover or shamrock. It features four heart-shaped panels and a stem, each inlaid with multicoloured abalone shell showing pink, green, yellow, and blue iridescence. The reverse is fitted with a pin stem and a rolling safety clasp, and is stamped ALPACA and MEXICO. The second item is a small leaf-form pendant or charm. It features a central metal vein separating two inlaid abalone shell panels. The top is fitted with an integral suspension loop, and the reverse is stamped MEXICO and LPACA.
Brooch: approximately 3.5 cm wide
Pendant: approximately 1.5 cm long (excluding loop).
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