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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4352271, member: 5398"]Can anyone identify the stone (1.5" high) in this vintage pendant signed TO-85 925 (Emilia Castillo)--maybe crushed malachite or turquoise bonded together? More info following photos.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361413[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361414[/ATTACH] </p><p>I sent a message via her website last week, but haven't received a response (the most recent collection shown is from 2019--maybe her studio had to close because of the pandemic). There's a bracelet shown that has one stone that looks similar, and the description says the bracelet includes malachite and turquoise among other stones. Some of her non-jewelry pieces include "inlaid malachite" that looks similar to this pendant.</p><p><br /></p><p>The surface of the stone has some crazing, also a crack on the bottom edge. I did a Google image search and couldn't find a similar pendant. I'm guessing it's from the 1980's (I paid $1.50 for it at a thrift store--it came with a cheap non-silver chain). Emilia Castillo is the daughter of Antonio Castillo who trained under William Spratling and was married for a short time to Margo Carr (Margo de Taxco). Any help with identifying the stone is appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4352271, member: 5398"]Can anyone identify the stone (1.5" high) in this vintage pendant signed TO-85 925 (Emilia Castillo)--maybe crushed malachite or turquoise bonded together? More info following photos. [ATTACH=full]361411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361413[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]361414[/ATTACH] I sent a message via her website last week, but haven't received a response (the most recent collection shown is from 2019--maybe her studio had to close because of the pandemic). There's a bracelet shown that has one stone that looks similar, and the description says the bracelet includes malachite and turquoise among other stones. Some of her non-jewelry pieces include "inlaid malachite" that looks similar to this pendant. The surface of the stone has some crazing, also a crack on the bottom edge. I did a Google image search and couldn't find a similar pendant. I'm guessing it's from the 1980's (I paid $1.50 for it at a thrift store--it came with a cheap non-silver chain). Emilia Castillo is the daughter of Antonio Castillo who trained under William Spratling and was married for a short time to Margo Carr (Margo de Taxco). Any help with identifying the stone is appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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