Vintage William Spratling Taxco Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin

Era: Retro Designer: Van Cleef & Arpels Hallmarks: Van Cleef & Arpels , 3807. C5 Composition: Platinum Primary Stone: Diamond (Rounds & Baguettes) Stone Carat Weight: Approximat...

Era: Art Deco Metal Composition: Platinum Primary Stone: Diamond Carat Weight: .60 CT Color: G Clarity: VS1 Cut: Old European Cut Accent Stone: Fancy Yellow Diamond Carat We...

Victorian 18k yellow gold silver top 1 carat natural ruby and diamond ring size 6.2 Era: Victorian Composition: 18K Yellow Gold & Silver Top Primary Stone: Natural Ruby Primary S...

Era: New Composition: 14K White Gold Primary Stone: Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds Total Carat Weight: Approximately 2.01 Carats Color/Clarity: J-K / I1 Earring Weight: 1.2 Grams ...

Era: Art Deco Estate Composition: 14K Yellow Gold Bracelet Width: 5.5mm Bracelet Circumference: 7.5 Inches Bracelet Weight: 9.6 Grams Item Barcode: 075133

Era: Art Deco Composition: Platinum Primary Stone: Old European Cut Diamond Carat Weight: 1.47 Carats Color/ Clarity: G / SI1 GIA Report Number: 2225657316 Accent Stone: Two Ro...

From the collection of Phyllis M. Goddard, widely respected collector, researcher and author of books on William Spratling's works. She featured the pin in her book "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", 2003, pg. 40, figure 2-56. A beautiful set of matching earrings and brooch. Crafted of 980 silver using the repousse method into the design of stylized conch shell cross...

Fantastic William Spratling "Lorenzo" sterling silver and amethyst brooch! The brooch features a stylized parrot profile set with a large cabochon amethyst. It is a substantial piece...

Stunning 1940s Spratling Brooch. Large Amethyst Center Cabochon. Hallmarked on the back dating this to the 1940s. This is a stunning piece of the prized silversmith's work. This is o...

Pendant brooch designed by William Spratling. Fabulous three-dimensional scrolls brooch pendant, created in Taxco Mexico by the iconic silversmith Wi...

A William Spratling Sterling silver Brooch .1933-1939 and 1940-1946, First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped for William Spratling; Others ...

A William Spratling Sterling silver Brooch .1933-1939 and 1940-1946, First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico stamped for William Spratling; Others variously stamped: Taxco / 980 / Made in Mexico / Silver / Mexico Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh William Spratling, (born Sept. 22, 1900, Sonyea, N.Y., U.S.A”died Aug. 8, 1967, near Taxco, Mex.), American designer and architect, who spent more than 30 years in Mexico developing and promoting the silvercraft that made the city of Taxco famous.A graduate of the New York Fine Arts Institute and Auburn University, in Alabama (where he studied architecture), Spratling taught art and architecture at Tulane University, New Orleans, La., for eight years before going to Mexico in 1927. For two years he taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City (1927â€â€œ29) and then settled in Taxco, an old silver town (founded in 1528) that had long been in decay. He befriended silver artisans from all over Mexico and began the design of silver jewelry, artwork, tableware, and tea sets, opening his first taller, or workshop, on the Calle Las Delicias in 1933. After World War II his workshop went bankrupt, but he continued his work from a nearby ranch. His example inspired the founding of hundreds of competing workshops.Over the years Spratling also collected archaeological pieces...