William Spratling Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver & Gemstone 'Conch" Brooch

A very fine, three-piece Mexican silver modernist square cube clip-on earrings and brooch. By William Spratling. With cube-shaped screw back earrings with screwbacks and a confor...

A fine Mexican silver and amethyst brooch In sterling silver Of Mid-Century abstract design with a flush set amethyst gemstone in a smooth curved...

A fine Modernist gilt silver & multi-gemstone brooch. With a parcel-gilt central shield device framed by bamboo sides, a curved top, and bezel-set with stones. The gemstones includ...

A fine Modernist silver brooch. In sterling 970 silver. By Antonio Pineda. Comprised of looping silver bands reminiscent of a bass clef with a striking accent pearl. Marked to t...

A very fine Finnish modernist sterling silver brooch or pendant. By Björn Weckstrom for Lapponia. Fashioned in cast silver to look and feel like folded metal or fabric. Worn as a...

An exceptional mid-century modern Ed Wiener sterling silver & malachite brooch. We believe this to be an early version of Wiener's work, falling righ...

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...

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

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...

Dramatic Modernistic Mexican Sterling Silver Brooch with a brass finish dangling a Carnellian ball accent.

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...