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I need help with this pretty bracelet

I have this lovely bracelet and I wanted to list it. But as I look at the mark on the back - I can't figure out any information. Then besides that- I looked at the stones and while they look like opals - They are much too bright so what do I call them? I will appreciate any and all help.

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

 I think they call these Mexican Opals or Mexican Fire Opals.  Ya can google it to see examples & also other listings

 

Pretty bracelet!

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

Thanks so much for the quick reply!! Mexican Fire opals! I like the sound of that. I'm so happy that they are not just glass.

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

The stones are foiled glass. 

 

Have a look at these (for information purposes only):

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/228283033/vintage-1940s-taxco-mexico-foiled-glass

 

http://www.galwest.com/jewelry/taxco_jewelry/taxco__foil_bracelet.htm

 

 

Rubiano44

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

This looks to be marked 925 for sterling silver but a lot of these Mexican panel bracelets aren't silver, they are marked to deceive.

Be sure to test before listing it as sterling silver.

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

Hey Rubiano - Thanks for the links to the other bracelets. The second one is almost identical. The price on the first one made my heart skip a beat. I wish I had a testing kit so I would know if it is sterling. Maybe it's time to invest in one. 

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I need help with this pretty bracelet

Given the wear to the taller mark, it probably is sterling, but can't hurt to check it out. I like the "foiled glass opal" descriptor...there is true Mexican opal (from the ground), which looks nothing like these!
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