help id'ing maker and age of silver bracelet thank you !

[missneo714]

hello and thank you for taking the time to reiew the photos and possibly help me identify the possible age avenue and maker of this sterling bracelet. and do you know what the stones are called,? it was my mothers and i just wondered how old it was and who made it;) thanks a bunch!

[ValkyrieVixen]

This is highly likely to be falsely marked sterling. The eagle head mark is not the silver eagle mark, the eagle used on silver is a full body bird with a number in the center. It's most likely made of Alpaca, an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc. Unfortunately these bracelets are only one of several designs that are routinely falsely marked. Since it's not really silver it's hard to gauge the date but usually 1950's or newer. The stones are foiled glass. I had almost this identical bracelet, with the same marks, that tested as NO silver content. There are literally 100's of falsely marked Mexican bracelets out there and the eagle head seems to be a common theme among them.

[admarketer1]

I would not assume that this is not sterling. It probably is and the stones are faux opal, which is glass and foil. This eagle or condor head is a legitimate silver mark, but I cannot remember who it belongs to. I've come across before on pieces I would estimate are at least 1940's and perhaps older.