Erika Hult de Corral Ric Mexican silver malachite Earrings ~ Taxco mod
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Directory: Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1990: Item # 1433343
Directory: Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1990: Item # 1433343
Please refer to our stock # 15145 when inquiring.
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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. She kept making jewelry into the 1980s, past the demise of most of Taxco’s early talleres, and the dangle earrings at hand are such an example. Textured and smooth silver combine with lusciously green malachite in an asymmetrical work of wearable art. The earrings measure 1 3/4” long by 1” wide and weigh 11.7 grams (for the set). They are signed with “Ric” in script as well as registration code “TR-26” and “MEXICO 925” and date in the 1980s. They are in excellent vintage condition with beautiful design, gorgeous stones and no damage or repairs noted.
