A terrific hand made sterling bracelet of squares by contemporary German born silversmith Agnes Seebass. She apprenticed in the Los Castillo workshop in Taxco and her work was represented in the William Spratling MAESTRO DE PLATA exhibit. Her pieces were featured on page 67 of the catalogue to the exhibit and Marbeth Schon wrote an article about her in the most recent edition of MODERN SILVER magazine in which she pictured this bracelet. It measures 7 1/4" end to end and is 1 1/4" wide...

A superb, handmade, sterling bracelet featuring 4 rows of circular links with hanging tubes that all move by Mexican silversmith Teresa Camino. Her work was represented in the William Spratling Maestro De Plata exhibit and can be found on page 65 of the exhibit catalogue. She was the winner of numerous awards in Mexico and the U.S. before her death in 2003. Her work is still being produced by Albino Guitierrez, her long time silversmith and collaborator...

A superb, handmade, sterling pyramid shaped link bracelet by contemporary Mexican silversmith Teresa Camino. Her work was represented in the William Spratling Maestro De Plata exhibit and can be found on page 65 of the exhibit catalogue. She was the winner of numerous awards in Mexico and the U.S. before her death in 2003. Her work is still being produced by Albino Guitierrez, her long time silversmith and collaborator. However, this bracelet was made by Teresa...

Today we have a Matl Salas MS-12 Palomas & Rosas featuring a double chain that adds to the glamour of this Mexican Silver necklace. The repousse is expertly carved with a drop of 2.5in. tall. The length is 16.5in. long with a weight of 74 grams. The overall size of this necklace allows for you to take it anywhere or wear for any occasion. No damage and a well cared for treasure, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!

I don’t usually venture into the 1980s with vintage Mexican silver jewelry but Erika Hult de Corral is one of the few instances in which the general rule is broken. A Paris-educated, talented modernist with a distinct brutalist strain in her designs, Ric (as she signs her pieces) worked with Sigi Pineda and Enrique Ledesma before she opened her own workshop...

An absolutely stunning table-cut citrine adorns this massive Carmen Beckmann Mexican silver ring. The gem, its color traveling from refreshing lemon to saturated yellow as the light changes, is lifted above the finger in a terraced setting with geometric cut-outs...

I am pleased to offer a Mexican Silver Matl Salas Palomas Y Rosas that is carved magnificently on the hand made repousse. This necklace is 2.25in. tall at the drop and a length of 21 inches. We have an extremely different Palomas with a smaller over all scale of each link. At the back of the neck rests 2 very tiny birds with turquoise eyes at .75in. across and the other links have gradation from overall larger to smaller. I would call it somewhere between a mid size to a demi...

When I saw this necklace I was rather stunned by it's workmanship and unusual beauty. Obviously Modernist but also Brutalist. The smaller beads are also all handmade and of varied sizes. The clear stone is non purified rock crystal and in it's raw form with facets. You can see some striation inside it but it is mostly clear. The large beads have been heated up until they literally blew up. Upon cooling they shrunk inward. The artist signed as shown...

A superb giant brooch hallmarked Matl Salas MS-12. It is equipped to hang as a pendant also but I use these large brooches to put shawls or other open duster designs together so as not to slip or fall off. This is 3in. x 4in. in stature. The repousse is very puffy and deeply carved with skill on the top. The pin is strong and will hold to tapestry weighted fabrics. The patina is naturally dark. No damage or repairs. A beautiful thing...

A beautiful Mexican Silver Palomas y Rosas necklace signed by Ricardo Salas Poulat in stamp and engraving is one of the breathtaking designs from the Matl Taller. The repousse is beautifully carved on the tops giving greater detail to the large puffed links. The rose drop is 2 3/4's inches tall and the birds are 1 7/8th's in. at the tallest point. All showing the quality of 108 grams of heavy silver...

Modernist sterling ring by Erika Hult de Corral (Ric), this rather rare to find design combines silver in two finishes with richly colored malachite and two small, deep blue lapis cabochons. I am very excited to have found this piece, especially since I recently sold the matching earrings to it (you can use the search feature to see them, if you wish). A talented designer and one of the few known female contributors to Mexico’s 20th c. Silver Renaissance, de Corral is at her best when she flir...

This is one of Matilde Poulat's most loved designs. It has become so rare to find one of her earliest pieces of the fish dangles that I am offering an MS-12 Matl Salas signed and hallmarked for after 1980 fish design. Salas worked with his aunt since she opened her shop. She died in 1960 and Salas continued with her shop producing the master pieces that we love. The Matl plaque is a double strike and is quite clear. The length is 21 inches long and has a dark natural patina. The length of the fi...

Housing a polished obsidian cabochon with warm, shimmering golden depths this vintage Mexican silver bracelet bears the signature of Sigi Pineda, one of Taxco’s foremost modernist designers. A prolific creator, Sigi was at his best when he worked within the confines of minimalism - the bracelet presented here, a hinged bangle, is just such an example. The idea of “less-is-more” is perfectly expressed in the lean yet fluid lines of the silver-work while the playfulness of the volcanic glass...

In keeping with the love the 1960s and '70s had for huge, "ethnic" pendants this Los Ballesteros sterling silver sunburst stunner is inspired by ancient Aztec and Maya calendar disks and measures 3.5 in without the bail! Several silversmithing techniques were combined to create the pendant - cutwork, chasing, overlay, oxidation - and right at the center, a crown-set amethyst brings intense color to an otherwise silver and black background. The chain itself is an incredible find not just because ...

A pair of Mexican patinated sterling silver hoop earrings from the 1970s. These attractive 1-1/2" Mexican sterling silver pierced hoop earrings feature black background patination, and one is stamped MEXICO TB-41 925. They weigh 16.3 grams and they are in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use....

Los Ballesteros is certainly known by collectors to have the best giant bangle full of polka dots. You find these (when lucky) with all onyx, obsidian, Bakelite in colors and multi stones. This is a multiple stone beauty with no damage(but plenty of glare) and all the stones are smooth. There is tiger eye, lapis, chrysoprase, obsidian and a banded blue agate that I can name. Even though the camera lens and light bends the polka dots as they go around the bracelet I assure you that they are as cl...

What a rare Mexican silver jewel this is with bright colors that flash in this large Cantera Fire Opal. The amount of time to decorate the hand made chain with hearts, plus the engraving is truly a work of love. In addition the locket is framed with another heart that the locket hangs from. Signed RAF eagle 28 who is noted in Bille Hougarts THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS. No dents or damage of any kind and the locket shuts tight. The height of the locket is 2in. tall and 1...

Slick, less-is-more design and a beautifully carved amethyst "mask" make this vintage 1950s Mexican sterling silver ring easy to wear and a real treat for the eye! There is something masculine about the simplicity of the ring itself that is, however, tempered by the delicately soft, slender features of the stone "face". The amethyst is here semi-translucent and the absence of intense inclusions allows the light to penetrate it and make it look like purple Italian ice. The ring is a sz 8.75 US (r...