All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #159081
Early Mexican silver bracelet with 5 beautiful green agate cabachon stones. This is a Fred Davis design but this bracelet is only marked Silver Mexico. It measures 8" end to end and is 1"wide. Fine original condition and weighs 67 grams. Lots of movement to this piece and gorgeous on.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #166980
Beautiful pair of ornamented sterling cuff bracelets by Los Castillo. It is rare to find a pair such as these and they look wonderful worn together. They measure 5 1/2" around in the inside with a 1 1/4" opening so 6 3/4" total, and are 5/8" wide. They are in fine original condition and signed and numbered for Los Castillo as shown. A great set of bracelets.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1394058 (stock #191301)
Another master piece with the old linear hallmark of Los Castillo that was definitely designed by Margot Van Voorhies. The early design number indicates the beginnings of Los Castillo. The sweeping foliage moves with incised raised lines which show depth and quality. The necklace is heavy at a 160 grams which is supported with rivets. It has a very comfortable approximately 17 inches of wearable length. The presence is completed with a one inch height...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1431079
Intricately constructed this hand wrought 940 sterling silver necklace was designed by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar. Rarely seen on the market it is 20 1/2" long x 1/4" wide and weighs a comfortable 55 grams. It’s in beautiful condition with a tight & secure slide-in clasp. Fully hallmarked HA 940 TAXCO and TALLER Borda and Aguilar's eagle # 9. Hector Aguilar designs are included in permanent museum collections including MFA Boston & LACMA.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1380840 (stock #182905)
I am offering a rare amethyst Antonio Pineda bracelet. It is trapezoidal in shape with straight barrels and no chips or cracks to the stones. The stones range from dark purple to some stones with lighter swirls. It is properly hallmarked as shown and displays a light patina. I have tried to show the bracelet in different light for the best viewing of all links. Pineda used 970 silver content for his work giving it a whiter look as it has a low alloy content...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #265396
Wonderful horseshoe shaped link bracelet by Taxco silversmith Antonio Pineda. The links are hinged together and all move. C. 1950, this bracelet measures 7" around in the inside and is 3/4" wide. It weighs 92 grams and is in excellent original condition. It has a secure push in clasp and intact safety chain. Signed for Antonio Pineda as shown. Great looking!!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #330052
An outstanding, huge sterling repousse bird pin by Matilde Poulat. This is an early piece with her embossed script MATL mark. This impressive bird with a turquoise eye measures 4" long and 2 1/4" wide at the plumage. In fine original condition, I believe it to be quite rare and certainly astounding. The detail is magnificent.A fabulous coat or blazer pin.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1269583
Sculptural rosewood and sterling silver object c. 1951 signed by American and Taxco, Mexican artist William Spratling (1900-67). The design measures 3 1/4" tall and features 3 silver rings that move or spin around the base. Signed on the reverse with the rare SPRATLING OF MEXICO hallmark used for only 1 year (1951). The piece is in beautiful condition. No chips or cracks. The grain in the wood is exceptional...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1351167 (stock #171101)
Sanborns crafted this open backed repousse cuff with a floral motif. This type of work is an early method with this one being of exceptional weight of 71 grams and a height of 2in. Sometimes these cuffs have holes where light comes thru and or have a lighter weight of silver. This has none of those issues of damage, repairs or faults of any kind. A lovely item of early work to be admired by collectors.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1409957
This sleek, heavy and solid sterling silver piece was designed in the 1930's by William Spratling. Weighing 120 grams the letter opener and paperweight measures 5 inches long and is in beautiful condition with nice patina. No dents or dings. Spratling also designed a rosewood and silver version of the design shown in a picture here.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #373743
A large and bold mid-century moderne sterling and tiger eye ring by Taxco silversmith Antonio Pineda. The stone is fabulous - great color and striations. And BIG-- The ring is 1 1/2" long and 1 1/8" wide. It is a size 9 but can be sized without loss of the mark.The ring is plain in the back. Suitable for a man or woman, it is in fine condition but has a very slight split in one side section of the bezel. It does not detract from the ring in any way...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1369740 (stock #171911)
We do not find this old hallmark of Martinez very often but when we do it is special. This is a rare one with amethyst stones and carved silver dangles with repousse beads. The over all length is 19in. with the chain and just the links are 16in. The height is 1 3/8ths inches making it a bold treasure. Martinez is known for his stone work and all of these amethyst match very well with some looking lighter depending on the direction of the camera flashes. No chips or damage to the silver or stone...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1096027 (stock #peapodcastil)
This is an old linear hallmarked Los Castillo necklace that was definitely designed by Margot. The silver is heavy repousse and the weight is 68 grams. The length is 15.75in. long and .75in. tall. This is a beautiful floral that lends itself wonderfully when you want to wear something not really big in size but packs a punch with design elements. What sets this set apart from the rest is it's condition...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #627703
VERY RARE Hector Aguilar Aztec Metal Symbols Cuff bracelet c. 1940-55 in 940 silver. It is featured on page 29 of the book SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO by Morrill and Berk. Each panel has a different Aztec metal symbol. The bracelet is hinged on one side and has a pin closure. It measures 6 1/2" around in the inside and is 1 1/4" wide. It weighs 115 grams and is in beautiful original condition. Signed as shown. VERY hard to come by and an amazing masterpiece.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1380054 (stock #181705)
We are offering design 263 which is one of the early Los Castillo pre-Columbian swirls...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #697731
A magnificent 970 silver, amethyst and moonstone bracelet by Antonio Pineda. A rare design with two kinds of stones that are very complimentary in color. The bracelet measures 7" around in the inside and is 3/4" wide. It weighs 74 grams and is in fine original condition. The stones are all original and there are no chips or cracks to any of them. The safety chain is intact and the push in clasp is tight. It is extremely beautiful and rarely seen.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #783215
Spectacular large sterling beads by William Spratling. They are strung on silver chain and remarkably , all fit into each other. The necklace is 17 1/2" end to end and the beads are 1/2" wide. The necklace weighs 103 grams and is in fine original condition. There are no dents or dings to the beads and they have a lovely patina. They look fabulous on. Signed as shown. Rare and beautiful.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1387404
Overlapping bands of contrasting azurite & silver catch the eye in this beautiful vintage 1944 William Spratling design. 2 1/8" high X 7" wearable. 50 grams. Clasp is tight & secure. The brooch, in a similar design is available on our site. Both fully hallmarked.