We are all so used to Maciel cuff bracelets featuring boldly rendered repousse florals so this piece comes as a little surprise. Sweet as can be, it almost belongs among the so-called story-telling jewelry that feature vignettes of everyday life in the villages and small Mexican towns...

I am really fond of these "clamshell" modernist bracelets that came out of Taxco in the mid-1940s and 1950s! In fact, I am very partial to the whole line of jewelry in that design - from necklaces to rings to pendants, brooches and earrings...

I am always thrilled to come upon Rancho Alegre jewelry - I find that their creations, especially their cuffs, are veritable masterpieces both in design as well as craftsmanship. The early mod cuff at hand in a dramatic "wave" motif plays with the constrast between shadow and light as its recessed, heavily oxidized field stands dark against the warmly glowing double-rimmed edges. Even the inner surface is hand-hammered here and bespeaks the high quality of Rancho Alegre pieces...

In the same "fleshy" fleur-de-lis design as the matching necklace that is also available on this site, this bracelet showcases Gerardo Lopez's mastery over the art of repoussage and makes one of the strongest cases against messing with the patina sterling silver jewelry acquire over time. I consider Lopez's jewelry among the best "buys" one can get when it comes to this period of Mexico's Silver Renaissance - not only are they impeccably crafted, his pieces have also good weight and many time...

Enjoying an almost universal appeal, Etruscan style jewelry are characterized by the profusion of tiny silver beaded florets that adorn them and have been in production for centuries. Found all around the Mediterranean, they were also made in Mexico and I consider them among my favorite sub-genres of Taxco design. The bracelet I am presenting here has a big sterling ball studded with florets for a charm and its chain is formed by floret-ed drums. The bracelet measures 8 1/2" long (yet d...

"JSE" is a listed Taxco maestro whose work I have had several times over the years and can recommend without any hesitation for his attention to detail and his beautiful repousse. The bracelet at hand is generously wide and though its design at first sight betrays "archaeological" origins, when you look at it again it can easily be perceived as a mod, stylized interpretation of a hand with folded fingers...

Gorgeous vintage sterling silver hinged bracelet, I believe this to be a late Art Nouveau example if not a nature-inspired piece of the 1940s. Some times it is difficult to say with jewelry that is not signed since styles held on after the "official" end of an era and techniques remained constant as well. This is obviously a hand-made bracelet and it consists of two "wings" replete with scroll and foliate repousse motifs...

Vintage Antonio Pineda pair of mod earrings in his so-called "thumbprint" design, this is the perfect gift to complement the bracelet or necklace you already have. Classic Antonio, substantial in presence, with excellent patina - just how you want them to look. Each earring measures 3/4" tall by 5/8" wide and 7/16" deep (at their deepest). The set's weight is 18.3 grams and it is fully signed as shown with Antonio's crown, "970", "HECHO EN MEXICO" and Eagle 58 assay mark...

Showy, quite spectacular and definitely mod in its design and so characteristic of the 1950s return to copper and brass jewelry, I suspect that this necklace is in fact a Casa Maya creation though it's missing the company's name. Based on a Hubert Harmon design, it boasts graduated trapezoidal brass links with pronounced copper domes in their center. I love the black velvet cord in the back, which I believe to be the necklace's original...

I have only come upon this specific design once in the past - again in the form of a bracelet, that one accompanied by its matching pair of earrings - and have been looking for it since. So here it is, an unusual Deco floral piece, its three-petal links made of thick silver sheet, each one centered by a bezel set turquoise cab. The stones show veining and their color varies from intense turquoise blue to soothing green...

I am thrilled to present you with this truly majestic, early Deco Mexican silver repousse Pegasus brooch. I have seen this specific design bearing the signature of Fred Davis and have also sold a Casa Prieto example a year or so ago. It doesn't come up very often and its scarcity is only matched by its sublime appearance and the visual impact that it has. This example is not marked for maker yet its repoussage is strong and layered to impart more of a life-like appearance to it...

A classic design in the vocabulary of early Deco Mexican silversmiths, the floral links that comprise this necklace consist of repousse heart-shaped petals in two rows and are centered by black glass cabochons. I have never seen this design in any of the forms it comes bearing a maker's signature. Whether it's a necklace, a brooch, earrings or a bracelet, these pieces are always simply marked for metal content and origin - like here...

Spectacular hinged repousse bangle bracelet with yellow gold appliques all around it, two of them figural; the profile of Moctezuma and the Mexican coat-of-arms. The two metals combine perfectly on this piece - the gold has mellowed over the years and its patina matches the warm glow of the stippled and chased silver. The bracelet has an inner circumference of 7 1/4" and it's 1" wide...

An iconic modernist motif for Mexican silver jewelry, the "fish bone" or "skeleton" seems to have inspired "big names" (Antonio Pineda and the Los Castillo being among them) and less known yet talented maestros alike. I have seen it all in silver and with stone inlay but I have never had an enameled example before. Yet here it is - electric blue champleve enamel in perfect condition; just the color you want to wear when you go to the beach this upcoming summer. Not only is the pendant rare in it...

Brooches fascinate me - especially when they are big, show-stopping pieces! Just like the Deco repousse silver one at hand with its carved amethyst masquette dangle hanging off a pair of stylized wings. 4 3/8" tall the brooch is 2 3/8" wide (at its widest) and weighs 27.2 grams. It is simply marked "SILVER MEXICO" and dates in the 1930s-40s. In excellent vintage condition with beautiful patina and the tiniest rough spot in the mask's forehead, above the eye; I believe it was integral to the st...