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What was William Spratling’s model and inspiration?
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William Spratling's model and inspiration was pre-Columbian decorative objects. For example, he patterned the Quetzalcoatl brooch off the details of a heart bowl found in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, Mexico. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of William Spratling jewelry and decorative objects.
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William Spratling Rare Early Sterling Silver Wood Design Artisan Brooch c 1940
By William Spratling
Located in University City, MO
William Spratling Rare early sterling silver wood design artisan brooch c 1940
The unique artisan brooch is designed with coiled bands of sterling silver
The center is adorned with ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Artisan Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Spratling Earliest Designs 1930s/40s Half Ball Earrings 980 Silver Taxco
By William Spratling
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Simple and timeless, these earrings are quite special as, according to Spratling's biography "File on Spratling", this is one of his earliest designs. The earrings are two half-globe...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Silver
William Spratling Hands Necklace Yin/Yang Silver Hardstone Chip Inlay 1965-1967
By William Spratling
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a stunning antique William Spratling (American-born, 1900-1967)
Taxco Silver and Turquoise Chip Inlay Mirroring Hand Necklace, 1965-1967. Designed as two opposed hands of silver and inlayed green hardstone centering on a yin/yang symbol and suspended from a silver link chain.
The necklace is marked with the WS script hallmark and Eagle 63 which indicates the necklace was made by Spratling from 1965-1967. The hand necklace was also made in later years on the Spratling ranch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1940's William Spratling Mexican Sterling Silver Flexible Link Bracelet
By William Spratling
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This solid flexible link bracelet was created by William Spratling in the Mid-20th century in Mexico.
It is made out of sterling silver and carries full hallmarks and makers mark. Th...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modernist Link Bracelets
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Spratling Amethyst Spiral Conch Sea Shell Silver Earrings Vintage, 1950s
By William Spratling
Located in North Attleboro, MA
From the collection of Phyllis M. Goddard, widely respected collector, researcher and author of books on William Spratling's works. She featured these earrings in her book "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", 2003, pg. 96, fig. 2-301.
These are truly beautiful. Each earring is a whimsical spiraled sea...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver
William Spratling Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Parcel Gilt Sterling Silver Box
By William Spratling
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mexican Modernist table box.
In sterling silver.
By William Spratling.
With a diaper trellis or lattice pattern throughout punctuated with parcel gilt knops or buttons.
Se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver