Sterling Silver Dog Band Ring Size 8 Mexican Taxco Wide Band Animal
- Ring sizeUS 8
- Band width9.5 mm
- FitWide shankAt 9.5 mm this covers a lot of finger and cannot roll over the knuckle, so it wears about half a size smaller than it measures. Size up half a size if you are between.
- Weight7.06 g
Description
🐾 A Band of Best Friends: Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver Ring 🐾
If you're looking for a piece of jewelry with character, you've found the whole cast. This striking vintage band ring from Mexico features a continuous parade of stylized animal figures—likely a mix of playful dogs—etched in bright sterling silver against a dramatic, oxidized black background. This bold contrast technique, often seen in high-quality Mexican silver work, truly makes the graphic details pop. The wide band design is sturdy and makes a definite statement on the finger, perfect for the dedicated pet lover or collector of unique, narrative jewelry.
Mexican silver jewelry, particularly pieces marked "MEXICO 925," is celebrated globally for its artistic quality and connection to the rich metalsmithing tradition centered in Taxco. This type of jewelry often showcases bold design, exceptional craftsmanship, and distinctive use of oxidation to enhance the piece's texture and imagery, all qualities present in this wonderful ring. The band is approximately 3/8" wide, offering significant finger coverage. Though marked as a size 8 1/4, due to its width, it will likely provide a more comfortable and secure fit for a standard size 8. It carries a reassuring weight of 7.06 grams, confirming the quality of the substantial sterling silver used in its creation. Stamped inside with MEXICO 925, this ring is a genuine piece of vintage Mexican artistry ready for its next adventure.
Item specification
- Materials
- Sterling Silver, 925, Oxidation, Black Patina, MEXICO, silber, sterling, silver, ag
- Ring size
- 8 US/CA
- Primary color
- Black
- Theme
- Animals
- Adjustable
- No
- Weight
- 7.06 g
Details as listed by the shop. Anything not shown wasn't recorded for this piece — ask us and we'll check it by hand.
Will it fit?
- Size
- US 8
- Inside diameter
- 18.1 mm
- Band width
- 9.5 mm
This band is 9.5 mm wide, so it wears like a size 7.5 rather than its measured 8. A wide band covers more of the finger and cannot roll over the knuckle. Best for fingers that take a 8.
Plain shank. A local jeweller can usually take a plain shank up or down about a size. Ask them first — we do not carry out resizing ourselves.
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