(10) Assorted Pieces of Mexican Sterling Silver Jewelry - Gross 4.305 ozt. Includes bangles, bracelets with inlaid stone detailing and amethyst stones, hoops with bead accents, a cross pendant with mother-of-pearl inlay, silver chains, and a small ring. Each marked, likely all from the Taxco region. 

Condition: Broken clasps. Hole in ring. Missing stone and 1 broken stone in amethyst bracelet. 

Largest: 8 in. 

Gross Weight: 4.305 ozt. 

Taxco, Mexico, transformed into a world-renowned center of modern silversmithing in the 1930s largely due to the vision of American architect and designer William Spratling. Often called the father of modern Mexican silver, Spratling established a collaborative workshop system that blended traditional indigenous and pre-Columbian motifs with modernist design principles. The mines of Mexico produced some of the highest quality silver the world had ever seen, and many other American and Europeans traveled there to set up shops and capitalize of the raw material right at the source, rather than relying on shipping and trading policies plagued by issues due to the Great Depression and the repercussions of many global wars. Many of the master Mexican artisans trained under Spratling’s apprenticeship program such as Antonio Pineda, Margot de Taxco, and Héctor Aguilar, and went on to establish their own legendary studios, cementing Taxco’s enduring legacy in decorative arts.

Broken clasps. Hole in ring. Missing stone and 1 broken stone in amethyst bracelet. 

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