{"product_id":"molecule-melesio-rodriguez-mexican-sterling-modernist-orb-ring","title":"Molecule | Melesio Rodríguez Mexican Sterling Modernist Orb Ring (c. 1960's)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomewhere between jewelry and molecular structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cluster of polished sterling silver orbs rises from the hand in Molecule, turning one repeated form into something unexpectedly sculptural. There are no stones, no applied ornament, and very little interest in behaving like a conventional ring. Shape, repetition, reflection, and negative space do all the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ring is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Mexican silversmith Melesio Rodríguez, whose career included work with Rancho Alegre, Sigi, and, for many years, Margot de Taxco. Its compact constellation of silver spheres feels particularly at home in the experimental language of midcentury Mexican jewelry, where traditional silversmithing increasingly met abstraction and modernist design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Midcentury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Melesio Rodríguez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mexico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MR, STERLING, MEXICO, Eagle 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRing Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 7; adjustable open double-band construction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clustered sterling silver orbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good vintage condition with light surface wear and patina consistent with age and use. Adjustable band remains functional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyling Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Molecule has the scale of an everyday ring and the personality of something much larger. Wear it alone and let the cluster do its strange little atomic thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jewelry box, chains, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour piece will arrive carefully packaged in RetroStarr presentation wrapping, ready for gifting, collecting, or immediate wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RetroStarr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67601423237424,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/3004\/5488\/files\/ACS_1714.jpg?v=1787688759","url":"https:\/\/retrostarr.com\/products\/molecule-melesio-rodriguez-mexican-sterling-modernist-orb-ring","provider":"RetroStarr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}