Mexican silver bow tie makers mark?

Correct me if I'm wrong.
I can only read it so far.

First stamp: probably makers marks folowed by 925
Second: STERLING
Third: TAXCO
Fourth: Eagle mark with number.

To me it looks like a Aztec Thunderbird or such inlaid with glass or such. It also must be from the period 1950 to 1979 because of the eagle stamp?

 

There were different eagle marks, yours is the 60s-70s shape.
The inlay is abalone, turquoise or turquoise glass, what looks like white mother of pearl. The rest could be glass, as you said.
The bird could be a parrot or a quetzal:

The Taxco area used to be Aztec, but that doesn't mean this bird is.

 

And that's a slide for a bolo tie, not a bow tie.

 

Hadn't even noticed that.

 

I was expecting to see something entirely different from reading the title.

 

Of course you were. I will alert you if I ever see a Mexican silver bow tie, I'm sure there must be some.

 

Benny, just to explain, bow tie is vlinderstrikje.

 

silverglossary2.html

This site has some of the Mexican marks on it.

 

Thanks for that any jewelry. Learned something new today. I'm a man and only like watches
I thought it could be a ancient Aztec motif as they did this a lot. Looks all hand done so thought it's maybe worth checking.

Haha yes indeed.. They call it a cowboy bolo tie. Dont know why I made that mistake (to many languages in my head.

 

Bow tie/ Vlinderstrikje

 

So it is, now why didn't I see that before.

 

A bit of psycho-linguistics: When you speak more than one language, you automatically suppress the language(s) you don't need to speak at that moment, in order to be able to speak the one you do need. That mechanism doesn't always work, and the wrong word or language occasionally slips through.
The upside is, learning/speaking several languages increases your intelligence.

 

Speaking from personal experience, that would depend on the "raw material" you start out with......................

 

Just imagine what it would be like without the multi-lingual intelligence boost.

 

That's a bit frightening.(LOL)

 

After editing the maker's mark in several different ways, I still can't make out the initials with any certainty. The last 2 letters may be MA or MR. I'm not even sure if it is 3 or 4 initials. I've looked in Hougart's The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks listings of "Three or Four Letter Initials" as well as the Eagle 2 listings for something similar with no luck. As you have said yours is a c1948/1950 to 1980 Eagle 2. The Federal District of Mexico City silversmiths usually carry an Eagle 1 mark. Taxco and some Gaudalajara silversmiths use the Eagle 3 mark. Eagle 50 is Gaudalajara also. It is not unusual to see a Taxco silversmith with an Eagle 1 mark or a Mexicon City with a Taxco Eagle 3 mark. Am including a couple of edited mark versions. Maybe someone with better eyes might be able to figure them out. A big majority of Mexican marks haven't been officially ID.

--- Susan