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RARE MEXICAN REPOUSSE SILVER + AMETHYST ART GLASS PIN Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950 item# 1006571 (stock# GA499)
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Classical motif, Mexican-style … This superbly rare and fascinating piece depicts a stylized version of the legendary aguila or eagle standard of the ancient Roman legion. Though at first it seems an unusual motif for a Taxco silver maker, it becomes quite understandable when you consider that just as the eagle was the symbol of the great Roman Empire, it also holds a prominent place of power in Mexican culture—and is, in fact, a key element of the country’s coat of arms. Handwrought in silve ...click for details

DELIGHTFUL VINTAGE WEST GERMANY STRAW HAT EARRINGS Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Pre 1970 item# 1002499 (stock# GA480)
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Circa 1950’s to ’60s … What’s summer without a couple of charming straw hats?! Divine attention-getters, these pale green straw hat earrings from West Germany are embellished with purple straw ribbon and red beaded flowers at the crown and brim. They’re the perfect complements to all your warm weather finery—and guaranteed to garner compliments whenever you wear them! ...click for details

AWESOME MEXICAN MIGUEL RANCHO ALEGRE SILVER JAGUAR PIN Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1970 item# 1000931 (stock# GA478)
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Perfeccion de plata! … Like William Spratling, Miguel Garcia Martinez had no experience or training in silver making. Yet, he achieved legendary acclaim as the principle designer for Plateria Rancho Alegre—the largest and most popular silver retail shop in Taxco from 1956 to 1985. His jewelry is a collection of superbly stylized depictions of pre-Columbian motifs, with dazzling modernist panache. And many Miguel items bear the hallmarks of the notable silversmiths who brought them to life, ...click for details

MASSIVE VINTAGE ’70s HAMMERED SILVERTONE METAL NECKLACE Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Pre 1980 item# 1000444 (stock# GA477)
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Big, bold + bodacious! … Most likely dating from the 1960’s or ’70s, this imposing necklace is quite the showstopper. Evocative of the Arts & Crafts works from the 1920’s, it is composed of twenty-three circular, silvertone metal disks that graduate in size, from 20mm in diameter to the center focal disk that measures 40mm in diameter. All the disks are domed and intricately hammered on both sides, creating a piece that boasts superb dimension and radiance. Thirty-four 5mm silvertone ...click for details

SUPERB MEXICAN MIGUEL MELENDEZ SILVER EAGLE PIN PENDANT Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1960 item# 998877 (stock# GA472)
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Apprenticed by Antonio Castillo at William Spratling’s Taller de Las Delicias … An exceptionally skilled Taxco silver maker, Miguel Melendez was highly sought-after, both for his designs and scrupulous silver making. After leaving Las Delicias, he spent more than ten years at Los Castillo and later was employed at Margot de Taxco, as workshop manager. Though he never established his own taller, Melendez did create jewelry independently, which is stamped with his own mark: a lowercase script “ ...click for details

STRIKING PRE-EAGLE MEXICAN SILVER WATER BEARER BROOCH Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950 item# 993997 (stock# GA458)
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Iconic design ~ Handsomely handwrought … Depicting the proverbial water carrier—a motif often seen in Mexican jewelry making—this exceptionally well-made brooch hails from the 1930’s or ’40s. Composed of what is most likely .900 silver, the figural boasts splendid detail, from the drape and folds of the campesino’s clothing, to his rolled-up pant leg from wading into the water, to the long, bowed yoke resting across his shoulders. What makes this piece especially captivating, however, ar ...click for details

RARE + RARIFIED HECTOR AGUILAR MAGUEY SILVER BRACELET Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1970 item# 993629 (stock# GA457)
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Scintillating ~ Superlative ~ Significant … Perhaps Hector Aguilar’s premier work, the Old Maguey design, which first appeared in 1940, set the “moda” for the many pieces that followed at the maestro’s Taller Borda. An intricate and complex motif, taken from various pre-Columbian art forms, it marked the first time that a combination of different patterns merged to create an aesthetically pleasing design flow. This Old Maguey bracelet, dating to the mid-1950’s to early ’60s, is a masterpiece ...click for details

60’s BOHO BRASS TONE WIRE + GLASS BEAD CUFF BRACELET Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Unsigned: Pre 1970 item# 989154 (stock# RL227)
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Chunky ~ Funky ~ Fun! … This fabulous, open cuff bracelet hails from the hippie ’60s {I know because it’s from my personal collection!}. It’s made up of fourteen brass tone wires stacked, one upon another, which wrap around to rear terminal posts and are capped with brass beads at either end. The stacked wires are accented with glass tiger’s-eye beads {one bead per wire strand} that alternate in position, separating the wires and creating an abstract, openwork design. Great blast from the pas ...click for details

VINTAGE RETRO MODERN WIRE + COPPER ENAMEL EARRINGS Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Unsigned: Pre 1970 item# 980856 (stock# GA432)
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Pretty in pink! … Add a touch of retro vintage to your fashion with this darling pair of handmade enamel on copper earrings! Composed of circular, flat copper disks, they boast pale pink enameling, embellished with abstract spiral brass wire elements and ruby red fused glass accents. The earring backs are plain copper and fitted with copper screwback findings. ...click for details

Outstanding 1940s Large + Fully Beaded Bucket Handbag Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Nostalgia: Fashion: Accessories: Pre 1950 item# 941179 (stock# GA335)
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Divine Design ~ Quality Construction! … Circa 1940’s, this exceptional, bucket-style, over the arm handbag is a real showpiece! Imposing in dimension and heft, it is entirely covered with glass beads. The main body, including the loop handle, boasts medium, round beads in a pearly cream color. Encircling the bag’s center is a gathered, ribbon-like embellishment, composed of translucent micro beads in a vibrant palette of pale pink, copper, sky blue, light blue, and lavender. The piece has a h ...click for details

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