Vintage SWestern Handmade Sterling Silver 925/950 Lapis Lazuli Artisan Bracelet

Beautiful Sterling Silver artisan handmade bracelet has brilliant lapis lazuli stones set in uniquely shapes silver links that are hallmarked 950 instead of 925, indicating a higher silver content for the body of the bracelet. The closure is hallmarked 925 as the standard Sterling weight. A Beautiful custom piece. The combination of stone color, stone shape, and silver content is common to Southwest and Mexican jewelry that reflects the tradition and craftsmanship unique to their areas, with centuries of techniques passed on through the generations, and many still used today. The jewelry of this nature was know to have dainty and slightly modernist design, with 950 and 980 silver combined with diamond shaped lapis lazuli stones.