William Spratling Nautilus Conch Shell Earrings Vintage Taxco Mexico 980 Silver

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...

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...

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...

This booch is a stunning piece of jewelry that embodies the craftsmanship and elegance of a Taxco master silversmith. This vintage brooch is a wearable work of art, created by the ta...

These beautiful, large William Spratling earrings have the ephemeral feel of butterfly wings. William Spratling, Architecture professor and lecturer, has been called the Father of Me...

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 ...

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...

Very excellent condition. Light scratches, barely noticeable. Not any colour loss. 100% Genuine. A very beautiful pair of earrings by Chr. DIOR, signed at the back. Size: 1.7*1.3 c...

A beautiful pair of William de Lillo chandelier earrings with large white coral cabochons and 4 pieces of mother of pearl shell dandling from the bottom. Both pieces signed Dellio, d...