All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #284209
An exceptional sterling cuff bracelet by Margot De Taxco. Beautiful flowing pattern with swirls and curves and bead work. The eye moves continuously when looking at this bracelet. It is a hinged cuff in fine original condition. It is 2 1/2" wide in the front at the widest point and tapers to 1" at the back where the hinge connects. It is 6 3/4" around in the inside when closed but can really fit a larger wrist since it opens in the front...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1291222
Iconic 940 sterling silver bracelet designed and signed circa 1940's by Taxco, Mexico silver Maestro Hector Aguilar (1905-86). This bracelet measures 1 1/4" wide and will comfortably fit up to a 7 inch wrist. Weight - 110 grams, 3.9oz. Beautiful condition with no dents or dings. Pin and safety chain in perfect working order. Fully hallmarked HA 940 TAXCO eagle 9. Pictured on p. 100 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk. Also pictured on p...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1368570 (stock #170111)
These matching Tobias cuffs were purchased together and have stayed together through time so I am continuing the tradition here with presenting them as a pair. Both pre-1948 cuffs are signed Tobias and are 2 7/8in. tall. Each weigh 76 grams and 79.5 grams respectively. There is a one inch gap and they are sizable. The Repousse is deep and gorgeous producing an effect of dimension that is breathtaking. The fashion statement at the time was to wear cuffs such as these together...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1381022 (stock #180206)
Any La Estrella is a true jewel. Sadly, the Taller was only in Taxco for under two years where they produced original work that was of the highest quality. The pectoral is 4.5in. across and 4in. high. The weight is 90 grams of quality repousse. The wearable length is 17.5 inches. No flaws, repairs or damage of any kind. Collector quality, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1267001 (stock #flowleafneck)
Signed MPO with a floral spray motif this is subtle elegance at 16in. long and at it's widest point is 5/8th's. No chips or dents and free of any flaws. A design with great detail, depth and exhibiting a great deal of skill. A real treasure from the 40's, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1342937 (stock #16110)
This pair of Matl earrings are of the double birds design which is quite scarce. They are unmarked and came from a hallmarked, matching Matl necklace and bracelet parure in my collection. Many parure earrings are not hallmarked. However, they are unmarked and the price reflects such. They are 1.25 in. wide and 2 in. long. The carving on the tops is exceptional. They are screwbacks and could be converted to posts. Please call with any questions.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1319695 (stock #151812)
This Armadillo buckle is signed by Hector Aguilar and is correctly hallmarked for Aguilar as shown. What else you see from the underneath is the hand hammered work marks that we love to see in these old handmade pieces. It is large and outstanding at 6in. long by 2.75in. tall. The weight is 131 grams . No damage and a natural patina. This design is featured in SILVER MASTERS by Penny Morrill.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #158284
HUGE, 142 gram, Aztec design sterling and amethyst cuff bracelet by William Spratling. This piece is featured on page 39 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk. They date it c. 1940. This bracelet is spectacular in design, materials and execution. It measures 6" around in the inside with a 1 3/8" opening, so 7 3/8" total. It is 2 3/8" wide in the front. This is a big and bold piece, a fabulous work of art...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1347736
Outstanding hand made sterling silver & turquoise cuff bracelet designed & signed c. 1940's by Frank Patania Sr. (1889-1964). Made for a smaller wrist the interior measures 5 1/2" end to end plus the 1 inch opening in the back. It stands 1 inch high. 61 grams heavy. Five 5/8" high turquoise stones are accented by 14 solid silver half domes. Exquisite condition & patina. Fully hallmarked FP STERLING & Thunderbird shop hallmark...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #189596
This is a FANTASTIC ANTONIO STERLING ONYX and MOONSTONE NECKLACE and EARRING SET. This Rare Set's NECKLACE measures 7" top to bottom closed; the EARRINGS are 1 1/4" long. There are 8 Bezeled MOONSTONES around the edges. Marked: BELL LOGO; ANTONIO TAXCO Triangular Mark; 970; STERLING MEXICO both on the NECKLACE & EARRINGS. Date this ANTONIO SET circa third quarter of the 20th Century. OUTSTANDING ANTONIO JEWELRY
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1369854 (stock #172111)
Something this breath taking does not need much of a description. Designed by Margot Van Voorhies when married to Antonio Castillo. Together they began the Taller of Los Castillo. Design 475 has a wearable length of 17 inches plus a bit more which is fashioned from a leaf pattern. Repousse of quality, depth and natural patina while having a heavy weight of 96 grams of almost pure silver. No repairs or damage of any kind, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1445257 (stock #15490)
An early Mexico City (I will suggest) maestro, P. Ochoa must have been a contemporary of Matilde Poulat’s and M...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #172213
Large scroll or ribbon pin by William Spratling c. 1945. It is pictured on page 45 of Morrill and Berk's book MEXICAN SILVER. It is crafted of sections of silver with copper and gold. A bold size, measuring 3" by 2 1/4", it is in fine original condition, weighs 37 grams, and is appropriately signed for William Spratling as shown in the photo. A glorious pin.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1427649
Generously long, with a hefty chain and an unusual stylized floral design, this early Mexican Deco necklace combines silver and copper in a playful yet still bold way. The graduated tulip links bring to my mind classic representations of the flower in Ottoman art - the blooms are slender and tall as opposed to the hybrids we are used today which are shorter and rounder. The minimalism of the floral links is set off by the cheerfulness of the mixed metals dangles, each made up of four "dimpled do...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1426694 (stock #15117)
Rare Mexican Deco silver repousse figural necklace, its five graduated links featuring what I believe to be a neo-Aztec interpretation of Cinteotl, one of the three goddesses of corn and fertility. Bare-breasted and kneeling in a corn field, holding in her hands an ear of maize and adorned with earrings and a pendant necklace, it is in fact two different figures that we are looking at; while the bodies and what surrounds them is the same, the jewelry and the faces themselves are different. I hav...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1348887
Awesome & exceptionally rare this hand wrought sterling silver & mosaic azurmalachite double entwined serpent necklace was designed & signed c. 1949-50's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). The finely detailed pendant measures 3" wide X 2 1/2". The necklace has a wearable length of 17 inches & weighs 87 grams or 3 oz. Beautiful condition and patina. Hallmarked on reverse WS 925. This design was featured in the museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE &...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1456096
This bold sterling silver belt buckle was designed and signed in the 1940's by Taxco, Mexico designer William Spratling. Weighing a hefty 35 grams the buckle measures 1 7/8" X 1 3/4" & will take a 1 1/4" wide strap. Beautiful condition and patina. No dents or dings. Fully hallmarked WS TAXCO 980 on the reverse. This design is pictured on p.35 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill & Carole Berk, p. 172 of MEXICAN JEWELRY by Pack & Davis & on p. 108 of SPRATLING SILVER by Cederwall & Riney.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1483997
This c. 1949-50 sterling silver with gold vermeil necklace was designed & signed by William Spratling in Taxco, Mexico. The necklace has a wearable length of 18 inches. The pendant measures 4" across & 1 1/4" high & weighs 78 grams. This vintage hand constructed piece is in beautiful condition. This design also in gold vermeil was included in the touring museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and pictured p. 85 of the museum catalog written by Penny Morrill. The neck...