Set Of 14K Gold, Nephrite & Amethyst Earrings & Brooch

Hand Made 14K Yellow & White Gold Set With Natural Diamond Snake Ring. Diamonds: 0.30cts. Ring Size:5. Total wright: 6.5 grams

An Art Deco 18K White Gold, Ruby & Plique-à-jour Enamel Brooch! Circa 1920 Mid 20th century. Designed as a sculpted blue plique-à-jour and 18K white gold (tested) flower, central c...

A William Spratling Sterling silver Brooch .1933-1939 and 1940-1946, First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each 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 (1927–29) 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 (housed in the Museo Guillermo Spratling [William Spratling Museum] in Taxco) and founded a silvercraft school. He wrote several books, including Old Plantation...

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...

Fine 14K Gold Brooch Pin Earring Set The 14K Gold set features an excellent, quality finish and detailing to resemble life-like leaves & flower petals. Approximate Dimensions: Bro...

This amazing brooch is finely modeled as a beautiful Lily of the Valley. The green leaf is naturalistically carved from a single piece of nephrite jade and as flowers there are pearl...

Retro 14K yellow, white and rose gold pendant brooch, featuring a large oval amethyst set in a beaded bezel, surrounded by diamond set ribbons and satin finished gold bars. Amethyst:...

Made in Vienna, Austria in the 1950s. The brooch is finely modeled as a beautiful leaf. The green leaf is naturalistically carved from a single piece of nephrite jade and as fruits...