William Spratling Earliest Designs 1930s/40s Half Ball Earrings 980 Silver Taxco

From the collection of Phyllis M. Goddard, widely respected collector, researcher and author of books on William Spratling's works. Featured in her book, "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide...

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...

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...

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...

Gorgeous wearable art by renowned jewelry designer Margot de Taxco. Elegant and fun all at once, these earrings are sterling silver peonies with champlevé white enamel and gold "confetti" flecks throughout. There's a lot of detail to the flowers including dimensional petals and center stamens made of tiny silver dollops. Both pieces marked 925, Hecho En Mexico, Eagle 16 (Margot's personal Eagle Assay stamp). Each measure 1.5"L x 1"W. Very good condition with patina and minor wear from age and use. No enamel loss. Some crazing visible when magnified. About Margot de Taxco: Margot Van Voorhies was born in 1896 in San Francisco, California. In 1937, forty-one-year-old divorcée Margot Van Voorhies left San Francisco on a trip to Mexico City. Fate threw her into the path of Don Antonio Castillo, who took her to Taxco, a Mexican hotbed for the design, crafting, and production of silver objects, in particular jewelry and housewares. Castillo and Margot married. At the time, Castillo was working for William Spratling, a pioneer in Mexican silversmithing. He brought Margot into the business as a designer, helping her to transform her paper creations into three-dimensional forms in silver. In 1939, the pair, along with other members of Castillo’s family, opened shop as Los Castillo Taller (Taller is Spanish for “Workshop”), with Margot as the top designer. After ten years, the marriage between Castillo and Van Voorhies dissolved, as did their professional association. Margot went on to open her own shop in 1948, taking the name Margot de Taxco, by which she is best known today. At the peak of her career, Margot, who designed each piece herself, had two dozen silversmiths and a dozen enamellists in her employ to execute her vision. Margot attracted talented craftsmen who later went on to cement their own reputations, such as Sigi Pineda, Miguel Melendez...

Absolutely beautiful, modernist work of wearable art by Taxco, Mexico master silversmith Antonio Pineda! These circa 1960s earrings have a well-balanced composition of a fleur-de-lis...

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...

Beautiful Mexico Taxco TD 25 silver 925 round dome shape clip on earrings, featuring an embossed irregular circle design. Measuring diameter 2.9cm / 1.14 inches. The earrings are in very good condition. This is a stylish and substantial pair of vintage Mexican silver earrings...

Brand: Taxco Metal Content: 980 Silver Stone Information Natural Abalone Cut: Inlay Style: Large Stud Fastening Type: Non-Pierced Screw-On Closures Theme: Flower Measurements ...

Grossé silver tone clip on earrings in a simple half hoop design. Measuring length 2.1 cm / .8 inch by width 1.5 cm / .6 inch. The earrings have scratching and the original plastic b...

Silver:19gms, Size: 8-18 MM"

The earrings are finely crafted in platinum with diamonds weighing approximately total of 7.00 carat.