Hello Paula,
Hope you can answer a question for me. I was in Santa Fee (years ago) and during the open market I purchased a sterling silver cuff bracelet from I thought the artist Roderick Torino.
It is stamped sterling with RMT and a symbol like a loop with 2 lines across it.
Is this his jewelry? What is the difference between the half-moon R and the one I have?
Does this mean he didn’t make it?
Renee
Hi Renee,
First of all, it is Roderick Tenorio, a Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) artist who shares the hallmark with his wife Marilyn.
The hallmark you show is their hallmark.
When a piece also has the half moon and the R, it is an additional mark to indicate it is from the shop “Relios” which is now Carolyn Pollack Sterling Silver jewelry.
That group of hallmarks were on the bracelet in our pawn shop which is probably how you found us and why you wrote us.
Paula
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