Margot De Taxco "Serpent" Sterling Silver Champlevé Enamel Necklace Blue

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Margot De Taxco "Serpent" Sterling Silver Champlevé Enamel Necklace Blue

About the Item

Margot De Taxco "Serpent" Sterling Silver Champlevé Enamel Necklace This serpent necklace designed by Margot de Taxco is one of the most astounding pieces of silver jewelry I have ever come across. Recently I learned of Margot Van Voorhies known as Margo de Taxco and the silversmiths of the Mexican city of Taxco. As a result, I dove into the history and discovered that in the 1930s and 40s five grand silver studios rose to prominence and survived until the 1970s. During the 1970s the passing of their founders saw these grand studios fail and the dispersal of the artisans saw the silver industry in Taxco change dramatically. The studios were replaced with multiple one man shops and without oversight the quality of Taxco silver dropped significantly and became far more commercial. Margot Van Voorhies began designing silver jewelry in the late 1940s after marrying a silver smith and moving to Taxco from her birthplace in San Francisco. I will not go into a long-winded dissertation on what I have discovered as much as I would like to in my enthusiasm but I will say that Margo de Taxco created some of the most significant designs to issue from the city during its golden period. Margot passed away in 1972 but her legacy is not one to be forgotten anytime soon. In the first moment, I saw this piece I was a fan, and it genuinely takes people’s breath away when they open the box and see it for the first time. Janice on seeing it immediately claimed it as hers and it took some fancy talking to dissuade her to put it on offer. Honestly, that battle may not be won yet. It is a large piece and commands attention and defies description. The silver work and the enameling are exquisite and the use of colour is masterful. This necklace rises far above being common jewelry and rise into an unapologetic expression of the highest example of a master silver smith’s art. If you purchase this I know it will be the founding piece in your collection of Margot de Taxco or perhaps you are already an acolyte, I know I am. This is design #5554 and can be found on page 138, 139 and 175 in "Margot Van Voorhies, The Art of Mexican Enamelwork" by Penny C. Morrill. Cheers, David Charles Grainger ITEM DETAILS Brand/Designer: Margot De Taxco Style: Mexican, Modernist, Vintage Materials: Sterling Silver Necklace Length: 16.50" Necklace Closure Type: Box Tab Insert Hallmarks: Pictorial (Eagle 16) Total Weight: 102.70 Primary Stone Type: Enamel Condition: -wear to the enamel -several of the hallmarks are worn and partial

Creator:
Margot De Taxco
Metal:
Sterling Silver,Enamel
Weight:
102.7 g
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Unknown
Condition:
Condition: -wear to the enamel -several of the hallmarks are worn and partial.
Seller Location:
Bradford, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 00931stDibs: LU1991210836172