All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1032148
Large sterling silver and amethyst pin designed and signed (c.1940)by Taxco, Mexico artist Hubert Harmon. Measuring 3 inches L X 1 1/2" W. Harmon designs are rare and always interesting and humorous. Here he incorporates a carved amethyst stone with a modernist abstract female form. The face is not backed allowing light to pass through giving the piece extra dimension and color. Beautiful condition with no chips or dings...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1388018 (stock #180210b)
Hubert Harmon's work is one of the most rare acquisitions you can find. He is a highly acclaimed designer from the Mexican Silver Renaissance in Taxco, Mexico. Ultra modernist and made with thick silver weighing 101 grams. The diameter is 2.25. The height is 2 inches. The center stone is a teet cut over 1in. tall. Hidden secretly underneath the exaggerated semi spheres are amethyst cabochons with one on each side...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1950 item #1101482 (stock #40E29 1)
Alice Standish Buell (American, 1892-1964) - Vermont Landmark. Original signed etching on paper. Circa 1940. Image size: 6.75 inches x 9 inches. Published by Associated American Artists. Offered unframed, but retaining the original AAA descriptive label. Titled and signed in lower margin. Some toning in the margins and with remnants of mounting tape on back side, but over all in good condition and with a strong plate impression...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1370804 (stock #20170712)
This pre 1950 vintage Mexican Silver Bracelet was created by, J.P., a lesser known artist. An alluring design and ravishing green stones makes this bracelet an ideal stocking stuffer. The bracelet fits like a large bangle while weighing 85 grams. Dimensions entail: A 2.5 inch inside diameter and a height of 1.5 inches. Everything about this bracelet screams quality and style.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1229601
Exquisite vintage sterling silver hinged table top box designed and signed circa 1940's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. Measuring 3 1/2"L. X 3"W. X 2 1/4"H. 202 grams, 7.01 oz. Signed on the bottom - WS SPRATLING MADE IN MEXICO STERLING. This design is pictured on spratlingsilver.com and described there as "hinged box with scallop pillow lid". Beautiful condition with no dents or dings. Hinge works perfectly...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1228753 (stock #samtanecklac)
This is an exceptional work of art by H. Santana. The silver is thick and weighs 103 grams. The drop has 3 panels of 2.5in. x 2.75in. and displays a large presence. With the chain being exceptionally long of 18 inches then plus the length of the drop, you have enough to make it a custom fit. I am listing a cut work Santana obsidian bracelet that is a match for the necklace. The cut work is quite endearing with the hearts and scrolls of swirls...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1950 item #1370523 (stock #9692)
A 14k white gold man's diamond with black onyx bullseye ring by Birks from the late 1930s 1950. This vintage size 7 men's ring by Birks Canada has a central 21 point genuine diamond which has a round black onyx stone bezel set around the centre stone. It is stamped BIRKS and 14 K and another mark. The whole ring is white gold, and was custom made at Birks...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1440463
This elegant, hand wrought sterling silver necklace was designed and signed c. 1940's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. Measuring 20 1/2" long & 1 inch wide the necklace weighs 100 grams. Beautiful condition and patina. This design is pictured on p. 46 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk. Looks great with casual or dress. Spratling designs are the central focus of the permanent 20th century Mexican silver collection at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #152951 (stock #eisen27JF)
Grand old Eisenberg: a classic. Gorgeous on that plunging neckline or perhaps used as a pendant---anywhere that a touch of glamour would be effective. Huge,fabulous, sparkling clip from the 1930-40's. 3 1/2" long,2" wide. Stamped Eisenberg Original on the clip.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #431227
This is a gorgeous three dimensional sterling bracelet with large cabachons of green agates by Horacio De La Parra. A very early piece, c.1940, it pre-dates the eagle mark. Measuring 6 1/2" around in the inside, it is 1 3/8" wide and weighs 66 grams. Fine original condition. Signed as shown. The pictures tell you everything.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1457328
This early, hand-forged sterling silver rope buckle designed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling measures 1 3/4" X 1 3/4" and weighs 35 grams. The buckle will take up to a 1 3/8" wide strap. The condition is excellent with a beautifully aged patina. Spratling hallmarks on reverse.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #170798
Great Art Deco design in this blue check and white enamel bracelet by Taxco silversmith Margot De Taxco. It is in beautiful original condition, no chips or cracks to the enamel and an intact original safety chain with secure push in clasp.Measures 6 7/8" end to end measuring in the inside, 7/8" wide and weighs 65 grams. A very unusual and fine Margot bracelet.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1317642 (stock #13228)
Generously sized, an early Matilde Poulat brooch featuring two of Matl's classic motifs, her repousse birds perched on the flowers of a stylized potted plant. Adorned with coral and turquoise, the pin can be enjoyed as such or as a pendant with the use of a simple pin-to-pendant converter. Beautifully made, playfully articulated, this is a must-have for the Poulat collector. The brooch measures 2 3/8" tall by just above 2 1/2" wide and weighs 26.7 grams. It is signed with Matl's name in script...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1174989 (stock #12024)
Los Castillo cuffs are amazing pieces of wearable art - the quality of the silver sheet used to make them, their balanced weight, the crisp detail in the design and the flawless execution combine to create little masterpieces. In the cuff at hand, inspiration was drawn from Mexico's rich Aztec and Maya past. Whether you want to see the links as feathers, waves or even stylized serpent scales, it still remains a bracelet with extremely powerful presence and a considerable "wow" factor. Havi...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1950 item #702959 (stock #40E29)
Rare 1944 original etching by Luigi Lucioni (American, 1900-1988) of his setter "Missina" produced as a Christmas card by the artist. Edition size unknown. Image size: 3" x 5". Signed and dated in the plate, pencil signed and dated with Christmas greeting in bottom margin, penciled dedication in top margin. Embury #92. Condition is good with some wrinkles in top corners.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1950 item #963020 (stock #40F47 202)
Captain Arthur Andrew Small (American, 1885-1958) portrait painting of the clipper ship Stag Hound in Singapore. Oil on canvas, dated 1940, signed lower right, original frame, titled on reverse of frame. Size: 21" x 27". Condition: all original; requires a professional cleaning of the yellowed varnish. The Stag Hound was built in Boston, Mass. in 1850 by Donald McKay, and at 215' in length was the largest and fastest ship of her kind, providing competition with the shipbuilding trade in New Y...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1296316
This rare, intricately handwrought necklace was probably designed for Hector Aguilar by Valentin Vidaurreta circa 1940. The necklace measures 17" long & 1" wide. It weighs 120 grams, 4.03oz. Fully hallmarked on the clasp HA TAXCO 940. Exquisite patina, beautiful condition with no issues. Slide in clasp is tight and secure. This design was featured in the museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and is pictured on p. 171 of the book by the same name by Penny Morrill. Ag...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #744437
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Beautiful drop necklace made from soft coral pink silk cord, cross sectioned shells, and small shells, in the style of the Miriam Haskell jewelry made during the 1930s and 1940s from natural materials. The silk cord is knotted in an intricate and dramatic draped design. The length can be adjusted by "buttoning" one of several end strands through the loop at the clasp. A perfect resort or summer look. I am also listing a similar necklace, from the same estate, in green. Wearable le...