sz8 Benny Armijo Navajo Modernist silver Sugilite, Coral, turquoise ring. Has the artists CM hallmark, somehow the photographer missed it, I‘ll try to follow up with a pic of the mark. No issues, weight and measurements in pics Benny Armijo (1937-2022).   Benny was a renowned master Navajo silversmith who specialized in this complex inlay and "corn row" type cobblestone inlay using high quality stones.  His jewelry was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show and was collected by many high-profile artists from James Taylor, Charlie Daniels, to Hank Williams Jr. His pieces can be seen on many album covers of top music groups and are highly collectable today. His incredible sense of humor was as well-known as his jewelry. He was simply the most generous man that one could ever imagine, always helping complete strangers he encountered along the way. He was active from the early 70's until the late 20th century..   His older mark from the 1970's looks like a tadpole and has been misattributed to "Edward Zuni", but I'm 100% sure this is Benny Armijo's work and hallmark, it's been confirmed by his living relatives.   Benny was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico Benito M Armijo Jr  The older stamp he first used was to represent the letter C and letter M which stood for Chief Marcos. Many years later maybe around 1989 he stamped his jewelry with Benny Armijo. He lived in California for many years and returned to New Mexico and passed away January 2022. He was known for his stone inlay on what he called a Hopi wedding band in which all the stones were inlaid inside the ring or bracelet. Giving the thought that the beauty between the couple is in the eye of the beholder and the couple would choose the different color of stones and their meanings to be inlaid on their wedding bands.  Women's Size 8 Ring.

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David Andersen 830 Silver Ringebu 6pc Knife set. 8" long each. Selling the set shown all solid 830 silver mid century modern pattern with stainless steel blades. All by David Andersen and signed. No issues, all very clean. Measurements in pictures, no other measurements are available. 1

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. Ray Scott Navajo textured overlay modernist sterling silver cuff bracelet. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid sterling silver. Ray Scott is an accomplished Native American Navajo silversmith. His art is his own. It is innovative and original... it explores our senses. His jewelry is often a journey into the 3rd dimension... depth. It is twisted, layered, textured and colored all to produce feelings of movement. Ray‘s jewelry is art. Lyrical, musical in a way that stirs your emotions. Beautiful compositions in turquoise and silver. It should also be noted that Ray‘s choice of gemstones never fails to add to the piece. Nothing in Ray Scott jewelry happens by accident. His jewelry is always well thought out with the express purpose of moving his designs forward. "I take great pride in my work", Ray says and he means every word. Ray (Raynard) Scott jewelry is made entirely by him. Nothing is bought from jewelry supply stores... nor do any other silversmiths participate in its making.

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Großes Los Ballesteros Modernist Sterling-Manschettenarmband. Tolle Manschette ohne Beschädigung oder nennenswerte Abnutzung. Los Ballesteros Schmuck – Geschichte Dieses Unternehmen wurde 1937 von Jalil Majul Ballesteros in Iguala, Mexiko, gegründet. Er wurde von seinem Großvater und seinem Paten in die Kunst des Silberschmiedens eingewiesen und fertigte schon früh Schmuckstücke mit filigraner Optik an. 1941 verlegte er seine Werkstatt nach Taxco und übernahm Stile, die eher den dort hergestellten Touristenstücken entsprachen. In den 1950er Jahren wurde die Akkordarbeit an kleinere Familienwerkstätten in der Gegend von Taxco verlagert, und die Stücke wurden mit der Aufschrift Talleres de los Ballesteros gekennzeichnet. Diese Stücke wurden in Geschäften im ganzen Land verkauft, darunter in Mexiko-Stadt und Acapulco. 1952 begann das Unternehmen auch mit dem Export von Schmuck. Eine modernisierte Unternehmensversion von Los Ballesteros verkauft seine Produkte, sowohl Schmuck als auch dekorative Geschenkartikel, weiterhin über Geschäfte in Mexiko sowie über andere Anbieter weltweit. Das Unternehmen legt großen Wert auf Qualität und würdigt damit sein Erbe. In seinem Branding verwendet es nach wie vor das traditionelle stilisierte B-Logo von Talleres de los Ballesteros.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Mid Century Modern sterling belt buckle 2.5" x 1 3/8", fits up to a 1 1/8" belt. 42.9 grams. <br><br>Pineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School and is recognized as a<br>world-class designer and a Mexican national treasure. <br> Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the<br>human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it<br>feels right when it is worn. So, for example, a thick geometric necklace that<br>might at first glance seem too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,<br>faceted, hinged, or hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck<br>or drapes down the décolletage.  In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with as much ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Los Castillo Modernistische Space-Age-Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber, 1 5/16" x .75" Fläche, 24,7 Gramm. In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero kann der großflächige Bergbau auf die Zeit datiert werden 16. Jahrhundert, und Silber ist eine Lebenseinstellung. In den Jahren nach der mexikanischen Revolution (1910– 20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz hergestellt, informiert durch den Modernismus und die Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, Antonio Pineda ist eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designerin und ein mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden gezeigt wird in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, einem reisenden, ausgestellt Ausstellungseröffnung im Fowler Museum am 24. August 2008. Angesichts Pinedas zahlreicher Erfolge und seines internationalen Ansehens ist es bezeichnend, dass er sich selbst identifiziert hauptsächlich als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege beschritten Grundlage für technische Leistung und Design. Der in den USA geborene und in Taxco ansässige Designer William Spratling gilt als Vorreiter der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die anschließend unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das entwickelten unverwechselbare „Taxco-Schule“. Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; Und lokale Populärkunst – und verschmilzt sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne. Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silberne Verführungsspuren Die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren zeigt mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Halsketten Armbänder sowie zahlreiche schöne Ringe, Ohrringe und diverse Beispiele seiner Hohlwaren und Geschirr. Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination hochraffinierter Ausführung aus und handgearbeiteter Reiz. Der Schmuck von Pineda ist vor allem für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es ist oft sagte, dass ein Pineda perfekt zum Körper passt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. Also zum Beispiel eine dicke Eine geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, ist in der Tat facettiert, aufklappbar oder ausgehöhlt, so dass es den Hals anmutig umschließt oder verführerisch drapiert bis zum Dekolleté. Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder besetzte sie wie viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Abwechslung, genau wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen Los Castillo Schmuck – Geschichte Antonio Castillo und seine Brüder Jorge, Miguel und Justo gründeten Los Castillo im Jahr 1939. Sie hatten alle eine Lehre bei William Spratling gemacht, bevor sie ihr eigenes Unternehmen in Taxco, Mexiko, gründeten. Antonio Castillo stieg während seiner Zeit bei Spratling zum Silberschmiedmeister auf. Die Werkstatt in Los Castillo bildete im Laufe ihrer jahrzehntelangen Tätigkeit viele qualifizierte Silberschmiede aus und beschäftigte sie, darunter den Cousin der Castillo-Brüder Salvador Teran, Sigi Pineda, Antonio Pineda und Antonio Castillos Frau Margot van Voorhies Carr. Alle diese Künstler eröffneten ihre eigenen erfolgreichen Werkstätten, darunter van Voorhies Carr, der Margot de Taxco gründete, nachdem sie und Antonio Castillo sich scheiden ließen. Los Castillo ist bekannt für seine hochwertigen Silberwaren sowie für gemischte Metalle, bei denen Kupfer und/oder Messing mit Sterlingsilber kombiniert werden. Weitere dekorative Wohnaccessoires finden Sie mit Versilberung und eingelegten Steinverzierungen. Chato (Jorge) Castillo war einer der Castillo-Brüder, die in den 1930er Jahren für William Spratling arbeiteten. Er ist bekannt für sein technisches Fachwissen und sein Designtalent. Er entwickelte die Techniken für verbundene Metalle, Federn mit Silber, aztekische Mosaik- oder Steineinlagen, Concha- oder Abalone-Einlagen, ... (Mexican Silver: Modern Hand-wrought Jewelry & Metalwork von Morrill und Berk (Schiffer: 2007, 4. Auflage), S. 86.

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Set Gorham Modernist sterling silver colored enamel footed shot glass set. Good condition with no damage or significant wear. In original box as shown. Weight and measurements in photos, possibly unused.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling Pre-columbian style cufflinks.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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6.5" Vintage Los Ballesteros Sterling and gemstone bracelet. Stones untested, likely synthetic.

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c1950‘s Modernist silver malachite bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Some natural fissures in stone only superficial and not noticeable in real life when worn, fully functional with overall attractive appearance. Sterling tips and bolo slide. 37" total length, unmarked slide but tips marked sterling.

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Georg Jensen Acorn sterling Nutracker with stainless steel cracker. Sterling handle with stainless "cracker" part.. No damage or significant wear, vintage set. Measurements shown in one of the pictures. No monograms or monogram removals. Designed in 1915 by Johan Rohde, the Acorn sterling silver cutlery pattern represents the early foundation of Georg Jensens organic and timeless design language. In contrast to the Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s, Acorns design captures a classic, understated style where decoration is used to emphasise the form and shape. Regarded as both a sumptuous and noble pattern, Acorn at one time had 220 individual pieces. Todays range totals approximately 75 pieces and remains one of Georg Jensens most exclusive silver cutlery patterns. silverdrawer

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William Spratling sterling Aztec style pin 1/7/8" wide with no issues. c1940'sSpratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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Large William Spratling sterling bow pin with amethyst 42.2 grams, other measurements in pics.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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David Andersen Norwegen Sterling Emaille MCM Abstract Pin 1 5/8" x 1,25" 17,2 Gramm ohne Beschädigung der Emaille.

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Henry Steig (1906-1973) Modernist sterling freeform pin and screw back earrings<br>set 2 5/8" x 2 1/8", earrings 1". 14 grams total weight.<br><br>Jules Brenner and Henry Steig were among group of prominent of New York<br>mid-century studio jewelers who hand-crafted pieces of wearable art that<br>celebrated the avant-garde, rejected traditional jewelry forms, and appealed to<br>an intellectual and liberal middle class. Jules Brenner was born in the Bronx,<br>grew up in Washington Heights, and studied acting with Stella Adler and painting<br>and sculpture in Greenwich Village. Henry Steig (also known as Henry Anton)<br>studied at City College and the National Academy of Design, and began his career<br>as a New York City jazz musician, writer, novelist, cartoonist, and painter.<br>During the 1950s, both Brenner and Steig operated shops and studios in Manhattan<br>and in Provincetown, Massachusetts—then a prominent artists’ enclave—where they<br>sold hand-wrought silver and gold designs which often emphasized biomorphic,<br>surrealist, cubist, and geometric forms.<br><br><br>Everyone knows the famous picture from the film The Seven Year Itch, of Marilyn<br>Monroe standing on a New York sidewalk, her skirt blown up by on updraft from<br>the subway grate below. However, not everyone knows that at that moment she was<br>standing in front of Henry Steig's jewelry shop at 590 Lexington Avenue.<br>Henry Steig was a man of many talents. Before he became a jeweler, he was a jazz<br>musician, painter, sculptor, commercial artist, cartoonist, photographer, short<br>story writer and novelist.<br><br>"Henry was a Renaissance man," says New Yorker cartoonist Mischa Richter, who<br>was Steig's good friend and Provincetown neighbor.<br><br>Henry Anion Steig was born on February 19, 1906, in New York City. His parents,<br>Joseph and Laura, had come to America at the turn of the century, from Lvov<br>(called Lemberg in German), which was then in the Polish port of the<br>Austro-Hungarian Empire. Joseph was a housepainter and Laura, a seamstress.<br><br>They had four sons, Irwin, Henry, William and Arthur, all of them versatile,<br>talented and artistic. William Steig is the well-known New Yorker cartoonist and<br>author-illustrator of children's books. lrwin was a writer of short stories for<br>the New Yorker. Arthur was a painter and poet whose poems were published in the<br>New Republic and Poetry magazines.<br><br>William Steig recalls, "My father and mother both began pointing and become<br>exhibiting artists after their sons grew up." In the May 14, 1945, issue of<br>Newsweek magazine, an article was published about an exhibition, "possibly the<br>first one family show on Art Row (57th Street)" at the New Art Circle Gallery.<br>It was called "The Eight Performing Steigs, Artists All." Included were<br>paintings By Joseph and Laura Steig; drawings and sculpture by William and<br>paintings by his wife, Liza; paintings by Arthur and his wife, Aurora; and<br>photographs by Henry and paintings by his wife, Mimi. The only brother not<br>included was Irwin, "the only non-conformist Steig," who was working at that<br>time as advertising manager of a Connecticut soap manufacturer.<br><br>In the article "the brothers attribute the family's abundance of good artists to<br>the fact that we all like each other's work…get excited about it. Whenever<br>anyone starts they get lots of encouragement. Joseph Steig adds, 'Painting is a<br>contagious thing. If you lived in our environment, you would probably point.'"<br><br>Henry Steig grew up in this extraordinary environment. The family lived in the<br>Bronx. After graduating from high school, Henry Steig went to City College<br>(CCNY). After three years he left to study painting and sculpture at the<br>National Academy of Design. He was also an accomplished musician, playing<br>saxophone, violin and classical guitar, and while he was in college, he began<br>working as a jazz musician. From about 1922, when only sixteen years old, until<br>1932 he played reed instruments with local dance bands.<br><br>After four years at the National Academy, Steig worked as a commercial artist<br>and cartoonist. He signed his cartoons "Henry Anton" because his brother William<br>was working as a cartoonist at the same time, for many of the same magazines.<br>From about 1932 to 1936, Henry Anton cartoons appeared in Life, Judge, New<br>Yorker and other magazines.<br><br>Steig began a writing career in 1935 that lasted until about 1947. He became<br>very successful and well known as a short story writer, with stories appearing<br>regularly in Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Esquire, Colliers and others.<br>They were often humorous tales about jazz and the jazz musicians who populated<br>the world of music in the roaring twenties. Other stories were about his Bronx<br>childhood. He also wrote nonfiction magazine pieces, including a New Yorker<br>profile of Benny Goodmon and jazz criticism. Several of his nonfiction articles<br>were illustrated by William Steig.<br><br>In 1941 , Alfred A. Knopf published Henry Steig's novel, Send Me Down. The<br>story, told with absolute realism, is about two brothers who become jazz<br>musicians in the twenties. On the book jacket, Steig wrote, "Much of the<br>material for Send Me Down was gathered during my years as a jazz musician<br>playing with local jazz bands and with itinerant groups in vaudeville and on<br>dance hall tour engagements. Although I was only second-rate as a musician, I<br>know my subject from the inside, and I believe I was the first to write stories<br>about jazz musicians, based on actual personal experience." His son, Michael,<br>recalls that there was some interest in making a movie of the book. "My father<br>told me that John Garfield wanted to play the lead character."<br><br>Steig did go to Hollywood in 1941, under contract to write screenplays. He was<br>going to work with Johnny Mercer, the songwriter. After the ing of Pearl Harbor<br>on December 7, he returned to New York. "He undoubtedly would have returned<br>anyway," says Michael Steig. "He was not happy with the contract his agent had<br>negotiated for him." Mischa Richter odds, "Henry was very unimpressed with<br>Hollywood."

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Im Ruhestand befindliche, modernistische Sterling-Ohrringe von James Avery, 1 5/8" hoch x 1,25" breit x 6 Gramm, ohne Beschädigung oder nennenswerte Gebrauchsspuren. James Avery gründete sein Unternehmen 1954 und fertigte zunächst Schmuck in einer Garage für zwei Autos in Kerrville, Texas, mit nur 250 US-Dollar und dem Wunsch, dauerhaften Wert für andere zu schaffen. Herr Avery glaubte, dass der Sinn das Leben schöner macht, und dieses Konzept bestimmt bis heute die Art und Weise, wie wir Schmuck entwerfen. Im Jahr 2007, 53 Jahre nach der Gründung des Unternehmens, trat James Avery offiziell als CEO zurück und übergab die Leitung an seine Söhne Chris und Paul. Mr. Averys Mission war einfach: Schmuck mit Bedeutung zu schaffen – sowohl für ihn selbst als auch für andere. Mit dem Fokus auf die Schaffung geradliniger Designs und der Grundüberzeugung von Integrität in allen Dingen wurde sein Schmuck zu mehr als nur Edelmetallen und Edelsteinen. Die Gäste kamen mit ihren Geschichten – ihren besonderen Momenten – zu ihm, damit er daraus Stücke herstellen konnte, die sie ein Leben lang mit Stolz tragen würden. Vom Schreiben von Briefen bis zur Begrüßung von Kunden legte Herr Avery Wert darauf, dauerhafte Beziehungen zu jeder Person aufzubauen, die mit seinen Entwürfen in Verbindung stand.

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William Spratling silver modernist sterling screw back earrings sphere 18 grams, measurements in pics, no issues. . Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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Most rings are shown on a a ring sizer in the pictures and the size is typically given at the beginning of the title and description. Men's Size 10 Ring.

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William Spratling sterling Bird pin with amethyst 20.9 grams, other measurements in pics. Stone intact and structurally sound with what appears to be natural fissures.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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Harald Christian Nielsen for Georg Jensen Silver and Hematite ring 46A Size 6, super clean with no damage or detectable wear. <br><br>Harald Nielsen (20 July 1892 – 22 December 1977) was a Danish designer of silver for Georg Jensen. The younger brother of Georg Jensen's third wife, he joined the company at 17 as a chaser's apprentice but later became one of the company's leading designers in the 1920s and 1930s and Jensen's closest colleague. One of his most well-known designs being the pyramid flatware pattern. In the early 1950s he headed the company's apprentice school and in 1958 became its artistic director.<br><br>Georg Jensen, (born August 31, 1866, Raadvad, Denmark—died October 2, 1935,<br>Copenhagen), Danish silversmith and designer who achieved international<br>prominence for his commercial application of modern metal design. The simple<br>elegance of his works and their emphasis on fine craftsmanship, hallmarks of<br>Jensen’s products, are recognized around the world.<br><br>Jensen was apprenticed to a goldsmith at age 14. His artistic talents were<br>briefly focused on sculpture, but he returned to metalwork, primarily jewelry<br>and silver pieces, produced in the workshop he opened in Copenhagen in 1904.<br>Jensen exhibited his works at several major foreign exhibitions (winning a gold<br>medal at the Brussels Exhibition of 1910) and quickly built a reputation as an<br>outstanding and highly original silversmith. He moved to a larger workshop in<br>1912 and acquired his first factory building in 1919.<br><br>Jensen’s silverware achieved immediate popularity and commercial success. He<br>was, in fact, the first silver maker to realize a profit from the manufacture of<br>modern silver. Until Jensen’s time virtually all successful silverware producers<br>had relied on a standard repertory of popular traditional designs. Jensen,<br>however, found that the market for his sleek, simple pieces was larger than<br>anyone had predicted. His firm grew rapidly, expanding throughout Europe and<br>opening branches in London and New York City. On both continents Jensen’s work<br>set trends for contemporary tableware. He was among the first designers to<br>fashion steel—formerly considered fit only for low-quality, inexpensive<br>flatware—into handsome, serviceable cutlery. Most rings are shown on a a ring sizer in the pictures and the size is typically given at the beginning of the title and description. Women's Size 6 Ring.

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William Spratling (1900-1967) Taxco Modernistische Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber. Jede Seite 18 mm x 14 mm, 15,3 Gramm. William Spratling (1900-1967) Spratling, ein Architekt und Künstler, der an der Tulane University in New Orleans lehrte, kam Ende der 1920er Jahre nach Mexiko und ließ sich in der Stadt Taxco nieder. Nachdem er durch seine Kollegen in Tulane ein Interesse für die mesoamerikanische Archäologie und Kultur entwickelt hatte, reiste er mehrere Sommer lang nach Mexiko, um Vorträge zu halten und zu erkunden. Er suchte abgelegene Dörfer im Bundesstaat Guerrero auf, 110 Meilen von Mexiko-Stadt entfernt, wo mancherorts Nahuatl, die aztekische Sprache, gesprochen wurde. Zahlreiche gesammelte Artefakte und zeitgenössisches einheimisches Kunsthandwerk. Spratling verdiente ein Vermögen mit der Herstellung und Gestaltung von Silber, aber seine wahre Lebensaufgabe bestand darin, die alte Kultur seiner Wahlheimat zu bewahren, zu erlösen und zu interpretieren. Er erklärte dem nordamerikanischen Publikum die Gemälde der modernen mexikanischen Meister und erlangte Anerkennung als gelehrter und früher Sammler präkolumbianischer Kunst. Spratling und seine Werkstatt wurden nach und nach zu einer sichtbaren und kulturell attraktiven Verbindung zwischen einem stetigen Strom namhafter amerikanischer Besucher und dem Land, das sie sehen und erleben wollten. Spratling hatte das seltene Glück, dass sein eigener Ruf – als einer der am meisten bewunderten Amerikaner Mexikos – vor seinem Tod zur Legende wurde. „William Spratling, His Life and Art“ rekonstruiert anschaulich dieses überaus vielfältige Leben, dessen einzigartiges ästhetisches Erbe nur ein Teil seiner größeren kulturellen Errungenschaft ist, die Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber einer Zivilisation, die sich von ihrer eigenen unterscheidet, tiefgreifend zu beeinflussen.

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William Spratling (1900-1967) Taxco Modernist-Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber, 30 mm in beide Richtungen, 10,8 Gramm. Voll funktionsfähig und ohne ProblemeWilliam Spratling (1900-1967) Spratling, ein Architekt und Künstler, der an der Tulane University in New Orleans lehrte, kam Ende der 1920er Jahre nach Mexiko und ließ sich in der Stadt Taxco nieder. Nachdem er durch seine Kollegen in Tulane ein Interesse für die mesoamerikanische Archäologie und Kultur entwickelt hatte, reiste er mehrere Sommer lang nach Mexiko, um Vorträge zu halten und zu erkunden. Er suchte abgelegene Dörfer im Bundesstaat Guerrero auf, 110 Meilen von Mexiko-Stadt entfernt, wo mancherorts Nahuatl, die aztekische Sprache, gesprochen wurde. Zahlreiche gesammelte Artefakte und zeitgenössisches einheimisches Kunsthandwerk. Spratling verdiente ein Vermögen mit der Herstellung und Gestaltung von Silber, aber seine wahre Lebensaufgabe bestand darin, die alte Kultur seiner Wahlheimat zu bewahren, zu erlösen und zu interpretieren. Er erklärte dem nordamerikanischen Publikum die Gemälde der modernen mexikanischen Meister und erlangte Anerkennung als gelehrter und früher Sammler präkolumbianischer Kunst. Spratling und seine Werkstatt wurden nach und nach zu einer sichtbaren und kulturell attraktiven Verbindung zwischen einem stetigen Strom namhafter amerikanischer Besucher und dem Land, das sie sehen und erleben wollten. Spratling hatte das seltene Glück, dass sein eigener Ruf – als einer der am meisten bewunderten Amerikaner Mexikos – vor seinem Tod zur Legende wurde. „William Spratling, His Life and Art“ rekonstruiert anschaulich dieses überaus vielfältige Leben, dessen einzigartiges ästhetisches Erbe nur ein Teil seiner größeren kulturellen Errungenschaft ist, die Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber einer Zivilisation, die sich von ihrer eigenen unterscheidet, tiefgreifend zu beeinflussen.

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William Spratling (1900-1967) Taxco Modernistische Faust-Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber, voll funktionsfähig und ohne Probleme. 22 mm im Quadrat, 12,7 Gramm. William Spratling (1900-1967) Spratling, ein Architekt und Künstler, der an der Tulane University in New Orleans lehrte, kam Ende der 1920er Jahre nach Mexiko und ließ sich in der Stadt Taxco nieder. Nachdem er durch seine Kollegen in Tulane ein Interesse für die mesoamerikanische Archäologie und Kultur entwickelt hatte, reiste er mehrere Sommer lang nach Mexiko, um Vorträge zu halten und zu erkunden. Er suchte abgelegene Dörfer im Bundesstaat Guerrero auf, 110 Meilen von Mexiko-Stadt entfernt, wo mancherorts Nahuatl, die aztekische Sprache, gesprochen wurde. Zahlreiche gesammelte Artefakte und zeitgenössisches einheimisches Kunsthandwerk. Spratling verdiente ein Vermögen mit der Herstellung und Gestaltung von Silber, aber seine wahre Lebensaufgabe bestand darin, die alte Kultur seiner Wahlheimat zu bewahren, zu erlösen und zu interpretieren. Er erklärte dem nordamerikanischen Publikum die Gemälde der modernen mexikanischen Meister und erlangte Anerkennung als gelehrter und früher Sammler präkolumbianischer Kunst. Spratling und seine Werkstatt wurden nach und nach zu einer sichtbaren und kulturell attraktiven Verbindung zwischen einem stetigen Strom namhafter amerikanischer Besucher und dem Land, das sie sehen und erleben wollten. Spratling hatte das seltene Glück, dass sein eigener Ruf – als einer der am meisten bewunderten Amerikaner Mexikos – vor seinem Tod zur Legende wurde. „William Spratling, His Life and Art“ rekonstruiert anschaulich dieses überaus vielfältige Leben, dessen einzigartiges ästhetisches Erbe nur ein Teil seiner größeren kulturellen Errungenschaft ist, die Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber einer Zivilisation, die sich von ihrer eigenen unterscheidet, tiefgreifend zu beeinflussen.

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William Spratling (1900-1967) Taxco Modernistische Faust-Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber, voll funktionsfähig und ohne Probleme. 20 mm breit, 14,7 GrammWilliam Spratling (1900-1967) Spratling, ein Architekt und Künstler, der an der Tulane University in New Orleans lehrte, kam Ende der 1920er Jahre nach Mexiko und ließ sich in der Stadt Taxco nieder. Nachdem er durch seine Kollegen in Tulane ein Interesse für die mesoamerikanische Archäologie und Kultur entwickelt hatte, reiste er mehrere Sommer lang nach Mexiko, um Vorträge zu halten und zu erkunden. Er suchte abgelegene Dörfer im Bundesstaat Guerrero auf, 110 Meilen von Mexiko-Stadt entfernt, wo mancherorts Nahuatl, die aztekische Sprache, gesprochen wurde. Zahlreiche gesammelte Artefakte und zeitgenössisches einheimisches Kunsthandwerk. Spratling verdiente ein Vermögen mit der Herstellung und Gestaltung von Silber, aber seine wahre Lebensaufgabe bestand darin, die alte Kultur seiner Wahlheimat zu bewahren, zu erlösen und zu interpretieren. Er erklärte dem nordamerikanischen Publikum die Gemälde der modernen mexikanischen Meister und erlangte Anerkennung als gelehrter und früher Sammler präkolumbianischer Kunst. Spratling und seine Werkstatt wurden nach und nach zu einer sichtbaren und kulturell attraktiven Verbindung zwischen einem stetigen Strom namhafter amerikanischer Besucher und dem Land, das sie sehen und erleben wollten. Spratling hatte das seltene Glück, dass sein eigener Ruf – als einer der am meisten bewunderten Amerikaner Mexikos – vor seinem Tod zur Legende wurde. „William Spratling, His Life and Art“ rekonstruiert anschaulich dieses überaus vielfältige Leben, dessen einzigartiges ästhetisches Erbe nur ein Teil seiner größeren kulturellen Errungenschaft ist, die Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber einer Zivilisation, die sich von ihrer eigenen unterscheidet, tiefgreifend zu beeinflussen.

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Mid-Century Modernist Los Ballesteros Armband aus Sterlingsilber und Onyx. Sehr cooles Armband aus dem dritten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts mit fast keinen Problemen oder erkennbaren Gebrauchsspuren. Ein sehr kleiner „Chigger-Biss“ am äußeren Rand eines der Steine, der überhaupt nicht auffällt. Alle Edelmetalle werden geprüft und garantiert. Jeder als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnete Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise zu einem höheren Gehalt. Alles, was markiert ist, ist garantiert das, was es markiert hat. Die meisten Armbänder werden an einem 6-Zoll-Handgelenk (nicht behaart) fotografiert, Ringe, wenn möglich, an einem Finger der entsprechenden Größe.

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Mid-Century Modernist Los Ballesteros Sterling- und Katzenaugen-Armband. Sehr cooles Armband aus dem dritten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts ohne Probleme oder erkennbare Gebrauchsspuren. Alle Edelmetalle werden geprüft und garantiert. Jeder als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnete Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise zu einem höheren Gehalt. Alles, was markiert ist, ist garantiert das, was es markiert hat. Die meisten Armbänder werden an einem 6-Zoll-Handgelenk (nicht behaart) fotografiert, Ringe, wenn möglich, an einem Finger der entsprechenden Größe.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Hammered silver pin and earrings set. All pieces hand hammered and seem a perfect match. Earring don't have a Pineda hallmark but the Mexico and Sterling stamps look the same. Measurements and weight in pics.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6" JB Southwestern modernist sterling silver cast cuff bracelet Native American. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Fits up to a 6" wrist.

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1990‘s Santa Fe Artisan Modernist sterling silver earrings collection. High end, really nice with no issues. Selling all shown, one pair likely cost what I‘m asking for the lot originally. Weight and measurements in pics, all solid sterling. NO issues. Very high quality pieces from an extremely high quality collection put together in the 90‘s. I didn‘t have time to try to idenify much of it as there just is no time, but the pieces I did recognize were all from very high end mostly Santa Fe, New Mexico artists. It was all collected on trips to Santa Fe in the 90‘s. anderas anderas

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1990‘s Santa Fe Artisan gemset modernist sterling silver earrings collection. High end, really nice with no issues. Selling all shown, one pair likely cost what I‘m asking for the lot originally. Weight and measurements in pics, all solid sterling. NO issues. Very high quality pieces from an extremely high quality collection put together in the 90‘s. I didn‘t have time to try to idenify much of it as there just is no time, but the pieces I did recognize were all from very high end mostly Santa Fe, New Mexico artists. It was all collected on trips to Santa Fe in the 90‘s. anderas anderas

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c1970‘s M Native American modernist sterling necklace. No issues, weight and measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver. M hallmark on cast spirals, no other detectable markings. 22" long.

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Large Los Castillo Mixed Metals Chrysocolla inlay Aztec Shaman pendant necklace. Very high quality with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. This particular pendant is very uncommon. 24" long necklace.

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1950er Jahre William Spratling Sterling Ohrringe mit Schraubverschluss. Kein Schaden, tolle Vintage-Ohrringe. Insgesamt 16 Gramm.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6" Emilia Castillo Modernist hammered sterling silver cuff bracelet w/amethyst. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Good condition, circa last quarter of the 20th century. Emilia Castillo is the daughter of Antonio Castillo,founder of Los Castillo & like her father & uncles (Chato for one), Emilia has jewelry designing in her blood & who better to learn & be inspired by, but this famous family that were one of Taxco‘s founding families during the Mexican Silver Renaissance days. Her brother is Wolmar Castillo. She started her business in ‘86 after studying with master craftsman in her father‘s studio.

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****All James Avery jewelry on the Estate Fresh Austin website is used/pre-owned authentic jewelry that was originally purchased directly from James Avery by the owners or family of the estates we liquidate. Each item will have some degree of wear which will be shown in the photos but will be in clean condition, no boxes or paperwork will be included unless shown in the photos. The item you are purchasing is the exact item photographed as we only have one.******* Retired James Avery Onyx 18k/sterling modernist pendant. Weight and measurements in pics. Selling the exact piece shown in great condition with no damage or significant wear. James Avery was a World War II veteran and the founder of the James Avery Artisan Jewelry company: Early life Born in Chicago in 1921, Avery was a decorated pilot who flew 44 missions over Germany. After the war, he studied industrial design at the University of Illinois and taught at the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado. Jewelry making Avery began making jewelry in his free time around 1951. He was inspired to create art that he found meaningful, and hoped others would find it meaningful too. Starting the business In 1954, Avery began selling jewelry from a wooden box at summer camps in Kerrville, Texas, where he moved with his wife. He printed his first catalog in 1957 and opened his first store and manufacturing facility in Kerrville in 1967. Designs Avery‘s designs were inspired by his faith, and often included faith-based images like crosses, chalices, doves, and fish. He also designed a pin for the Apollo XII astronauts, and was commissioned by NASA twice more.

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Ungewöhnliches patiniertes modernistisches Sterling-Armband. Sehr cooler Designer, signiert, kann es im Moment nicht erkennen. Patentnummer auf einzigartigem Verschluss, einige Gebrauchsspuren an der Patina, insgesamt sehr attraktives Armband.

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Großes Taxco Modernist Kruzifix aus Sterlingsilber auf Holz. Ich habe viel kleinere Versionen davon gesehen/gehabt. Dieses ist sehr groß und hat keine Probleme, nur der Sterling-Teil ist größer als die kompletten Versionen, die ich zuvor hatte/gesehen habe. Gesamthöhe 12,25" x 7,5" Dickes Sterlingrohr, das in das Kreuz eingelassen ist, mit einem dicken modernistischen Sterling-Jesus mit seiner Dornenkrone darüber. isshelf

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 5/8" Michael Kirl Isleta Pueblo modernist sterling cuff bracelet.Award-winning contemporary jewelry artist Isleta Pueblo/Navajo Creates cutting-edge jewelry with high quality gemstones Channel inlay, tufa casting, feather designs, hand-rolled beads Best of Division, Santa Fe Indian Market, 1993 1st Place, Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, 1987, 1981, 1992 Artist of the Year, Indian Arts and Crafts Association, 1997 “It is an enormous pleasure to be recognized for my art form by an establishment synonymous with quality and integrity.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 3/8" c1950's High grade turquoise southwestern modernist sterling cuff bracelet. Nice and sturdy, no issues. Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures, videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration! All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen Modernist sterling pin x. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No issues, weight and measurements in pics. Solid sterling, selling the exact piece shown. GEORG JENSEN (1866 - 1935) When the 37-year-old Georg Jensen, with both an apprenticeship as goldsmith and sculptor behind him, made silver his way of living by establishing his silver smithy in Copenhagen in 1904, it was with the fine craftsmans understanding and appreciation of the material combined with the accomplished artists sense of form. Through his childhood in the picturesque surroundings of Raadvad north of Copenhagen Georg Jensen was inspired to become an artist. He succeeded in becoming both sculptor and ceramist but it was by way of his talent as a silver smith that he achieved the most remarkable recognition. The Georg Jensen Silversmithy created some of the most original and epoch-defining jewelry, hollowware and cutlery patterns. At Georg Jensens death in 1935 the smithy was acknowledged as one of the most important silversmithies in the world. Georg Jensen was instrumental in defining the character of the twentieth century Scandinavian Design by drawing on Danish traditions and infusing them with a progressive design rationale. He rejected the popular taste of the time for romantic and historicist ornamentation and ostentation, instead embracing the avant-garde Art Nouveau style with its simple organic forms and craft-based approach to production. Georg Jensen was a sensitive artist endowed with a great talent which made it possible for him to turn his vision into reality.

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Niels Erik From Sterling Denmark MCM Atomoic bracelet/pin set. 7" long bracelet, weight and measurements in pics. No issues. Danish jeweller and silversmith Niels Erik From ( N.E. From) was born in 1908 and opened his first workshop in 1931 when he was still only twenty-three . Over the next forty years Niels Erik went on to become one one of the greats of Danish design, and created many works including floral-inspired designs often set with semi-precious gemstones. These pieces took inspiration from the Skønvirke style. This was a Scandinavian development that formed part of Denmarks Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movement . This movement ususally took inspiration from nature with designs incorporating flowers and floral motifs as well as featuring natural creatures such as fish. N.E. FROM JEWELLRY STYLES - EARLY FLORAL DESIGNS AND LATER ABSTRACT MODERNIST PIECES N.E. Froms output generally displays one of two distinct styles. In the early years of production he produced wiry, thin, foliage and floral pieces .However, beginning in the 1950‘s the work produced by From (which were often the designs of other designers) had a very different look. No longer does the jewellery feature romantic, detailed designs from nature. The later pieces have modernist, clean lines with geometric and abstract shapes. Occasionally the modern designs show nature as inspiration with abstract blossom and leaf and blossom shapes. In generally though, they follow the trend of the 1950s of , spare, minimalist design.production .

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Large 1950's Sterling Los Castillo Amethyst fly pinLos Castillo Jewelry - HistoryAntonio Ca stillo and his brothers Jorge, Miguel, and Justo began Los Castillo in 1939. They had all apprenticed in William Spratling’s taller before starting<br>their own business in Taxco, Mexico. Antonio Castillo rose to the level of<br>master silversmith during his time working with Spratling.<br><br>The Los Castillo workshop trained and employed many skilled silversmiths over<br>its decades in the business, including the Castillo brothers’ cousin Salvador Teran, Sigi Pineda, Antonio Pineda, and Antonio Castillo’s wife, Margot van<br>Voorhies Carr. All these artists went on to open their own successful workshops,<br>including van Voorhies Carr who founded Margot de Taxco after she and Antonio<br>Castillo divorced.<br><br>Los Castillo is known for its quality silver wares as well as mixed metals that<br>incorporated copper and/or brass with sterling silver. Other decorative home<br>accessories can be found with silver plating and inlaid stone embellishments. Chato (Jorge) Castillo was one of the Castillo brothers who worked in the 1930s for William Spratling. He is known for his technical expertise and his design<br>talent. He developed the techniques for married metals, feathers with silver,<br>Aztec mosaic or stone inlay, concha or abalone inlay,...(Mexican Silver: Modern<br>Hand-wrought Jewelry & Metalwork by Morrill and Berk (Schiffer: 2007, 4th<br>Edition), p. 86.

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William Spratling sterling Amethyst pre-columbian style pin 1 5/8" tall x 1 1/16" wide.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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William Spratling sterling Feather fur clip with amethyst 22.5 grams, other measurements in pics.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist sterling clips. Selling the three, clip what you want to clip. Measurements in pics. Two likely tie clips, third maybe money clip or bookmark, not sure.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco 970 silver modernist botanical pin, measurements in pics.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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3/4" Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Sterling belt buckle 31 grams, very sturdy, other measurements in pics. This is an extremely high quality and good looking buckle. Due to reflections it's difficult to present items of this type in the light the deserve in the time available to me.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterling-Mondstein, keinerlei Probleme, voll funktionsfähig. 20 mm x 18 mm Schlagfläche, 14,3 Gramm.Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero lässt sich der großflächige Bergbau auf dassechzehnte Jahrhundert datieren , und Silber ist eine Lebenseinstellung. In den Jahren nach der Mexikanischen Revolution (1910–20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz gefertigt, der von der Moderne und der Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität geprägt war. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, ist Antonio Pineda eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designer und mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden in „Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda“ gezeigt, einer Wanderausstellung, die am 24. August 2008 im Fowler Museum Premiere feiert. Bezeichnenderweise Aufgrund seiner vielen Errungenschaften und seines internationalen Ansehens identifiziert sich Pineda vor allem als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege in Bezug auf technische Leistung und Design beschritten. Während dem in den USA geborenen und in Taxco ansässigen Designer William Spratling die Speerspitze der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung zugeschrieben wird, war es eine Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das unverwechselbare Design entwickelten „Taxco-Schule.“ Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; undlokale Populärkunst – die sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne verschmelzen.Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silver Seduction zeichnet die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren nach und umfasst jeweils mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Armbänder sowie zahlreiche wunderschöne Ringe, Ohrringe und verschiedene Beispiele seiner Hohl- und Tafelware . Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination aus höchst raffinierter Ausführungund handgearbeitetem Reiz aus.Pinedas Schmuck ist besonders für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es wird oft gesagt, dass ein Pineda perfekt am Körper anliegt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. So ist beispielsweise eine dicke geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, in Wirklichkeit so facettiert, klappbar oder ausgehöhlt, dass sie den Hals anmutig umschließt fällt verführerisch über das Dekolleté.Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder setzte sie mit so viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Vielfalt ein wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterling-Onyx, keinerlei Probleme, voll funktionsfähig. 20 mm im Quadrat, 21,2 GrammAntonio Pineda (1919-2009)In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero kann der groß angelegte Bergbau auf dassechzehnte Jahrhundert datiert werden, und Silber ist eine Möglichkeit des Lebens. In den Jahren nach der Mexikanischen Revolution (1910–20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz gefertigt, der von der Moderne und der Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität geprägt war. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, ist Antonio Pineda eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designer und mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden in „Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda“ gezeigt, einer Wanderausstellung, die am 24. August 2008 im Fowler Museum Premiere feiert. Bezeichnenderweise Aufgrund seiner vielen Errungenschaften und seines internationalen Ansehens identifiziert sich Pineda vor allem als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege in Bezug auf technische Leistung und Design beschritten. Während dem in den USA geborenen und in Taxco ansässigen Designer William Spratling die Speerspitze der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung zugeschrieben wird, war es eine Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das unverwechselbare Design entwickelten „Taxco-Schule.“ Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; undlokale Populärkunst – die sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne verschmelzen.Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silver Seduction zeichnet die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren nach und umfasst jeweils mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Armbänder sowie zahlreiche wunderschöne Ringe, Ohrringe und verschiedene Beispiele seiner Hohl- und Tafelware . Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination aus höchst raffinierter Ausführungund handgearbeitetem Reiz aus.Pinedas Schmuck ist besonders für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es wird oft gesagt, dass ein Pineda perfekt am Körper anliegt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. So ist beispielsweise eine dicke geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, in Wirklichkeit so facettiert, klappbar oder ausgehöhlt, dass sie den Hals anmutig umschließt fällt verführerisch über das Dekolleté.Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder setzte sie mit so viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Vielfalt ein wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Cat's Eye Sterling-Manschettenknöpfe, keinerlei Probleme, voll funktionsfähig. 28 mm x 20 mm x 25,1 Gramm. Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero kann der groß angelegte Bergbau auf das 16. Jahrhundert datiert werden, und Silber ist eine Lebensart. In den Jahren nach der Mexikanischen Revolution (1910–20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz gefertigt, der von der Moderne und der Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität geprägt war. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, ist Antonio Pineda eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designer und mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden in „Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda“ gezeigt, einer Wanderausstellung, die am 24. August 2008 im Fowler Museum Premiere feiert. Bezeichnenderweise Aufgrund seiner vielen Errungenschaften und seines internationalen Ansehens identifiziert sich Pineda vor allem als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege in Bezug auf technische Leistung und Design beschritten. Während dem in den USA geborenen und in Taxco ansässigen Designer William Spratling die Speerspitze der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung zugeschrieben wird, war es eine Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das unverwechselbare Design entwickelten „Taxco-Schule.“ Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; undlokale Populärkunst – die sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne verschmelzen.Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silver Seduction zeichnet die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren nach und umfasst jeweils mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Armbänder sowie zahlreiche wunderschöne Ringe, Ohrringe und verschiedene Beispiele seiner Hohl- und Tafelware . Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination aus höchst raffinierter Ausführungund handgearbeitetem Reiz aus.Pinedas Schmuck ist besonders für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es wird oft gesagt, dass ein Pineda perfekt am Körper anliegt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. So ist beispielsweise eine dicke geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, in Wirklichkeit so facettiert, klappbar oder ausgehöhlt, dass sie den Hals anmutig umschließt fällt verführerisch über das Dekolleté.Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder setzte sie mit so viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Vielfalt ein wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterling-Onyx, 18 mm im Quadrat, 19,9 Gramm. Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero kann der groß angelegte Bergbau auf das 16. Jahrhundert datiert werden, und Silber ist eine Lebensart . In den Jahren nach der Mexikanischen Revolution (1910–20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz gefertigt, der von der Moderne und der Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität geprägt war. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, ist Antonio Pineda eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designer und mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden in „Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda“ gezeigt, einer Wanderausstellung, die am 24. August 2008 im Fowler Museum Premiere feiert. Bezeichnenderweise Aufgrund seiner vielen Errungenschaften und seines internationalen Ansehens identifiziert sich Pineda vor allem als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege in Bezug auf technische Leistung und Design beschritten. Während dem in den USA geborenen und in Taxco ansässigen Designer William Spratling die Speerspitze der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung zugeschrieben wird, war es eine Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das unverwechselbare Design entwickelten „Taxco-Schule.“ Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; undlokale Populärkunst – die sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne verschmelzen.Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silver Seduction zeichnet die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren nach und umfasst jeweils mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Armbänder sowie zahlreiche wunderschöne Ringe, Ohrringe und verschiedene Beispiele seiner Hohl- und Tafelware . Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination aus höchst raffinierter Ausführungund handgearbeitetem Reiz aus.Pinedas Schmuck ist besonders für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es wird oft gesagt, dass ein Pineda perfekt am Körper anliegt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. So ist beispielsweise eine dicke geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, in Wirklichkeit so facettiert, klappbar oder ausgehöhlt, dass sie den Hals anmutig umschließt fällt verführerisch über das Dekolleté.Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder setzte sie mit so viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Vielfalt ein wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Cat's Eye Sterling-Manschettenknöpfe, keinerlei Probleme, voll funktionsfähig. 29 mm x 25 mm Schlagfläche, 27 Gramm. Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In der Bergstadt Taxco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Guerrero kann der groß angelegte Bergbau auf das 16. Jahrhundert datiert werden, und Silber ist eine Lebensart. In den Jahren nach der Mexikanischen Revolution (1910–20) wurden dort Schmuck und andere Silbergegenstände mit einem völlig innovativen Ansatz gefertigt, der von der Moderne und der Schaffung einer neuen mexikanischen nationalen Identität geprägt war. Heute, im Alter von 89 Jahren, ist Antonio Pineda eines von zwei lebenden Mitgliedern der Taxco School und gilt als Weltklasse-Designer und mexikanischer Nationalschatz. Fast zweihundert Beispiele von Pinedas gefeierten Silberarbeiten werden in „Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda“ gezeigt, einer Wanderausstellung, die am 24. August 2008 im Fowler Museum Premiere feiert. Bezeichnenderweise Aufgrund seiner vielen Errungenschaften und seines internationalen Ansehens identifiziert sich Pineda vor allem als Taxqueño oder Taxco, Silberschmied. Von Anfang an hat die Taxco-Bewegung neue Wege in Bezug auf technische Leistung und Design beschritten. Während dem in den USA geborenen und in Taxco ansässigen Designer William Spratling die Speerspitze der zeitgenössischen Taxco-Silberbewegung zugeschrieben wird, war es eine Gruppe talentierter mexikanischer Designer, die unabhängige Werkstätten gründeten und das unverwechselbare Design entwickelten „Taxco-Schule.“ Diese Designer integrierten zahlreiche ästhetische Ausrichtungen – präkolumbianische Kunst; Silberarbeiten, religiöse Bilder und andere Kunstwerke aus der mexikanischen Kolonialzeit; undlokale Populärkunst – die sie mit dem breiten Spektrum der Moderne verschmelzen.Pineda selbst wird für seine kühnen Designs und den genialen Einsatz von Edelsteinen gelobt. Silver Seduction zeichnet die Entwicklung seiner Arbeit in den 1930er bis 1970er Jahren nach und umfasst jeweils mehr als fünfzig Halsketten und Armbänder sowie zahlreiche wunderschöne Ringe, Ohrringe und verschiedene Beispiele seiner Hohl- und Tafelware . Alle Werke zeichnen sich durch Pinedas schwer zu erreichende Kombination aus höchst raffinierter Ausführungund handgearbeitetem Reiz aus.Pinedas Schmuck ist besonders für seine elegante Anspielung auf die menschliche Form bekannt. Es wird oft gesagt, dass ein Pineda perfekt am Körper anliegt und sich beim Tragen richtig anfühlt. So ist beispielsweise eine dicke geometrische Halskette, die auf den ersten Blick zu schwer oder zu starr erscheint, um sie bequem zu tragen, in Wirklichkeit so facettiert, klappbar oder ausgehöhlt, dass sie den Hals anmutig umschließt fällt verführerisch über das Dekolleté.Darüber hinaus verwendete kein anderer Taxqueño-Juwelier so viele kostbare Halbedelsteine ​​oder setzte sie mit so viel Einfallsreichtum, Geschick und Vielfalt ein wie Pineda. Nur die talentiertesten Silberschmiede konnten es schaffen

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Harold Clifton Fithian (1905-1972) Sterling-Manschettenknöpfe der kalifornischen Moderne. 7/8" x 5/8" Schlagfläche 20,8 Gramm. Harold Fithian (1905–1972) war eine durch und durch amerikanische Romantikerin – er wurde in Südkalifornien geboren und wuchs dort auf – studierte Schauspiel bei Edna Ames und arbeitete in den 1920er Jahren auf dem Hintergrundstück der Universal Studios in Hollywood – war Arbeitsorganisator und Freund von Woody Guthrie in den 1930er und 40er Jahren – ein bekannter Designer und Metallschmied in den 1950er und 60er Jahren – und er ist wahrscheinlich vor allem für seine modernistischen Manschettenknöpfe und anderen Herrenschmuck bekannt.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 3/8" Vintage Los Ballesteros Taxco sterling wide band modernist cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver with weights and measurements in pics. Well made, clean cuff bracelet circa 1970‘s.

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7.5" Retro Norwegian David Andersen Sterling Modernist bangle bracelet. Buying the bracelet shown with no issues.anderas

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Jeff Deegan Southwestern modernist sterling silver 3/4" ranger belt buckle set. Vintage set with some expected wear but no significant issues. Fits up to 3/4" ranger belt. Ranger belts are wider and taper down at the buckle/keepers/tip. Selling the buckle set shown, giving the belt for free. Belt fits up to a 36" waist with existing holes. Hole placements shown on tape measure, it‘s a Jeff Deegan Lizard belt with some wear.

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Große Retro-Modernist-Pin-Kollektion aus Sterlingsilber. Alle drei sind von hoher Qualität, aber oben links ist wirklich hochwertig, das Beste vom Besten. Es misst 3 5/8" x 2 1/8", 91,9 Gramm Gesamtgewicht (3 zusammen), alle drei Sterlingsilber.

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Modernistisches Sterling Azurit-, Malachit- und Sodalith-Ohrring-/Pin-Set. Extrem hochwertiges Set ohne sichtbare Markierungen. Ohrringe 2" lang x 1 1/8", Stift 2 7/8" x 7/8", insgesamt 29,7 Gramm ohne Probleme. Verkaufe das gesamte abgebildete Set.Alle Edelmetalle werden geprüft und garantiert. Jeder als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnete Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise zu einem höheren Gehalt. Die meisten Manschettenarmbänder werden am Handgelenk einer 6 Zoll großen Frau fotografiert und enthalten ein Foto, das den Innenumfang zeigt, an dem die Metallspitze auf die Zahl auf dem Maßband trifft.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist sterling screw back earrings. Selling the earrings shown with no issues.Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach, informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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James Martin Southwestern modernist sterling silver 3/4" ranger belt buckle set. Vintage set with some expected wear but no significant issues. Fits up to 3/4" ranger belt. Ranger belts are wider and taper down at the buckle/keepers/tip. Selling the buckle set shown, giving the belt for free. Belt fits up to a 29.5" waist with existing holes. Hole placements shown on tape measure, It‘s on an Al Beres belt with some expected wear.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7 1/8" Retro Birks Sterling modernist cuff bracelet. AnderasMarked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration! If you would like to chat, that would be great, but lets chat about something that isn't answered in this listing that we put so much effort into already :)<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. I rarely use the word "sterling" when referring to older Native American silver or really any older silver jewelry as silver contents vary and "sterling" is 92.5% silver. No older jewelry is going to be exactly 92.5% silver, some a little over, some a little under. It wasn't an exact thing with handmade jewelry. I've seen thousands of pieces xrf'd to prove this. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.<br><br>anderas

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Vintage Modernist Silver German Deutsche Mark Bolo tie. Measurements and weight in pics. 35" long cord.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist, rings photographed<br>on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if the measurement<br>is not given in the description then inside circumference is shown where the<br>metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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1980‘s Post Modernist Sterling J Gabiel/Autumn Walker clip-on earrings. Selling both pairs with no issues, one Mabe pearl, both solid sterling silver. Weight and measurements in pics.

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6,5" Eduardo Tijerina Modernist Sterling- und Jaspis-Armband, Band ist 32 mm breit, ohne den Anhänger.Alle Edelmetalle werden getestet und garantiert, jeder Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner, der als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnet wird, ist garantiert mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise ein höherer Gehalt. Alles, was markiert ist, ist garantiert das, was es markiert hat. Die meisten Armbänder werden an einem 6-Zoll-Handgelenk (nicht behaart) fotografiert, Ringe, wenn möglich, an einem Finger der entsprechenden Größe. Wenn bei Armbändern das Maß nicht in der Beschreibung angegeben ist, wird der Innenumfang dort angezeigt, wo das Metall auf die Zahl auf dem Stoffmaßband trifft.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling Mixed metals cufflinks 1 3/8" x 1" face.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling Macaw cufflinks .75" face.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.5" J Wright Southwestern modernist sterling silver tiger‘s eye cuff bracelet. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Circa second quarter of the 20th century with some expected age appropriate wear. If no maker is mentioned or mark shown in the pictures please assume this piece is unmarked which is to be expected with older Native American silver jewelry. If it‘s hallmarked and I‘m not familiar with the artist most of the time I will just mention the hallmark with no research/attribution as time is everything in our business. Thank you for looking. Bracelets are shown in the photos with a tape measure inside the bracelet, other photos will typically show the gap size. The size at the beginning of the title includes the gap. Almost all bracelets that don‘t have inlay work should be adjustable by at least .25", please refer to pictures for the gap size to see if it would work if slightly adjusted as the gap would change.

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Riveras Southwestern Modernist sterling silver HOG Harley turquoise belt buckle. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver, fits up to a 1" wide belt. Weight and measurements in pictures, circa third quarter of the 20th century.

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1950er Jahre Estela Popowski Modernistische mexikanische Silber-Mischmetall-/Onyx-Brosche. 2 9/16" hoch x 1,75" breit in tollem Vintage-Zustand. Popowski war ein jüdischer Einwanderer, der in den 1940er Jahren nach Kuba zog, um den Nazis in Europa zu entkommen, und dann in den 1950er Jahren nach Mexiko. Sie lebte und arbeitete in den 1950er bis frühen 1960er Jahren in Taxco und entwarf Schmuck für Los Castillo, Antonio Pineda und später in ihrem eigenen Studio. Da sie keine Silberschmiedin war, entwarf sie den Schmuck und ließ ihn von mehreren Silberschmiedemeistern in Taxco anfertigen. Mitte der 1960er Jahre zog sie nach Kalifornien, wo sie in Newport Beach lebte und sich auf Malerei und Designprojekte konzentrierte.

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Retro Emilia Castillo Kreuz-Clip-Ohrringe aus Sterlingsilber, 1 Zoll im Quadrat, 25,3 Gramm. Diese waren Teil einer wichtigen Schmuckkollektion und scheinen von Emilia Castillo geschenkt worden zu sein. Keine Probleme.Tochter des Berühmten Der mexikanische Silberschmied Antonio Castillo, Inneneinrichtungs- und Schmuckdesignerin Emilia Castillo hat eine Anhängerschaft und einen Ruf auf der ganzen Welt.Als sie als Kind in Taxco, Mexiko, aufwuchs, war Emilia von Silberschmiedemeistern in der legendären Werkstatt ihrer Familie umgeben. Sie hat seitdem eine patentierte Technik entwickelt, bei der reines Silber mit Porzellan verschmolzen wird, ein wunderschönes und einzigartiges Ergebnis, das ein Markenzeichen ihrer Stücke ist.Alle Stücke von Emilia sind aus natürlichen Materialien wie Lapislazuli, Jaspis, Türkis, Malachit, Onyx, Porzellan und Silber. Ihre Entwürfe werden in der Werkstatt auf ihrer Ranch in Taxco handgefertigt.

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Tiffany Modernist Brieföffner/Clip aus Sterlingsilber. Garantiert authentische Tiffany-Uhr aus dem dritten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts, im Einzelhandel erhältlich bei Tiffany. 6 5/8" lang x 14 mm breit x 23,4 Gramm. anderas

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Large retro southwestern modernist sterling onyx penant. Weight and measurements in pics, no issues.

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1975 Modernist Sterling bloodstone pendant choker necklace 17". Signed as shown. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen Modernist sterling pin. Circa third quarter of the 20th century. No issues, weight and measurements in pics. GEORG JENSEN (1866 - 1935) When the 37-year-old Georg Jensen, with both an apprenticeship as goldsmith and sculptor behind him, made silver his way of living by establishing his silver smithy in Copenhagen in 1904, it was with the fine craftsmans understanding and appreciation of the material combined with the accomplished artists sense of form. Through his childhood in the picturesque surroundings of Raadvad north of Copenhagen Georg Jensen was inspired to become an artist. He succeeded in becoming both sculptor and ceramist but it was by way of his talent as a silver smith that he achieved the most remarkable recognition. The Georg Jensen Silversmithy created some of the most original and epoch-defining jewellery, hollowware and cutlery patterns. At Georg Jensens death in 1935 the smithy was acknowledged as one of the most important silversmithies in the world. Georg Jensen was instrumental in defining the character of the twentieth century Scandinavian Design by drawing on Danish traditions and infusing them with a progressive design rationale. He rejected the popular taste of the time for romantic and historicist ornamentation and ostentation, instead embracing the avant-garde Art Nouveau style with its simple organic forms and craft-based approach to production. Georg Jensen was a sensitive artist endowed with a great talent which made it possible for him to turn his vision into reality.

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William Spratling sterling Aztec style pin 1.5" wide with no issues.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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William Spratling (1900-1967) Taxco Modernist Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber mit Amethyst, 18 mm breit, 12,9 Gramm. William Spratling (1900-1967) Spratling, ein Architekt und Künstler, der an der Tulane University in New Orleans lehrte, kam Ende der 1920er Jahre nach Mexiko und ließ sich in der Stadt Taxco nieder. Nachdem er durch seine Kollegen in Tulane ein Interesse für die mesoamerikanische Archäologie und Kultur entwickelt hatte, reiste er mehrere Sommer lang nach Mexiko, um Vorträge zu halten und zu erkunden. Er suchte abgelegene Dörfer im Bundesstaat Guerrero auf, 110 Meilen von Mexiko-Stadt entfernt, wo mancherorts Nahuatl, die aztekische Sprache, gesprochen wurde. Zahlreiche gesammelte Artefakte und zeitgenössisches einheimisches Kunsthandwerk. Spratling verdiente ein Vermögen mit der Herstellung und Gestaltung von Silber, aber seine wahre Lebensaufgabe bestand darin, die alte Kultur seiner Wahlheimat zu bewahren, zu erlösen und zu interpretieren. Er erklärte dem nordamerikanischen Publikum die Gemälde der modernen mexikanischen Meister und erlangte Anerkennung als gelehrter und früher Sammler präkolumbianischer Kunst. Spratling und seine Werkstatt wurden nach und nach zu einer sichtbaren und kulturell attraktiven Verbindung zwischen einem stetigen Strom namhafter amerikanischer Besucher und dem Land, das sie sehen und erleben wollten. Spratling hatte das seltene Glück, dass sein eigener Ruf – als einer der am meisten bewunderten Amerikaner Mexikos – vor seinem Tod zur Legende wurde. „William Spratling, His Life and Art“ rekonstruiert anschaulich dieses überaus vielfältige Leben, dessen einzigartiges ästhetisches Erbe nur ein Teil seiner größeren kulturellen Errungenschaft ist, die Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber einer Zivilisation, die sich von ihrer eigenen unterscheidet, tiefgreifend zu beeinflussen.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling/Onyx cufflinks. Faint hallmark as shown, .5" x 1.5" face.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling cufflinks 13/16" 9/16" face.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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1950er Jahre Los Castillo Taxco Brass Adam und Eve Glass Slips mit Gläsern. Verkaufe die beiden abgebildeten Gläser ohne Beschädigung. 4,5" hoch x 2,5" breit. Schön große Gläser, wahrscheinlich etwa 8–9 Unzen. tw229

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17.5" JCJ Southwestern Modernist sterling silver bib necklace w/earrings. Circa last quarter of the 20th century, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. No apparent issues. Unknown maker.

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Southwestern A Jensen sterling silver shadowbox bear paw turquoise belt buckle. Solid sterling silver (tested) buckle, Weight and measurements in pictures with some expected wear, fully functional. Firs a 1.5" belt.

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7" Vintage Mexican Modernist sterling silver link bracelet art deco MCM. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid sterling silver. Marked as shown with no damage.

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c1930‘s William Spratling tin milk pitcher/creamer. No holes or breaks, a few small dents shown. 4 7/8" tall to top of handle, 5 3/8" wide handle to spout. LRshelf William Spratling was born in 1900 in Sonyea, New York. His father was well respected and widely known for his study and writings concerning epilepsy. After the death of both Spratling‘s mother and sister, Wilhelmina, in 1910, Spratling‘s father moved temporarily to his father‘s Alabama home (known as Roamer‘s Roost) with sons William and David as well as older daughter, Lucile. At that time, the three Spratling children became wards of their grandfather. By the end of 1912, the family had moved once more and the children were separated; each went to live with with various aunts and uncles. In 1917 William Spratling attended Auburn University and a year or two later, during his stay at Auburn served as an instructor in architecture. Spratling moved to New Orleans in 1921 where he was an Associate Professor of Architecture at Tulane University. During the following nine years, Spratling published articles in Scribners Magazine, Journal of the A.I.A., Architecture Record, and many other architecture and travel publications. He became an active part of the New Orleans literary colony during those years, and his frequent companions were Natalie Scott, Sherwood Anderson, Oliver La Farge, Frans Blom, John Dos Passos and William Faulkner. Faulkner lived with Spratling for a time, and together they wrote and published Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles in 1926. 1926 was also when Spratling visited Mexico for the first time. He returned for summers over the next several years, and in 1929, moved to Mexico. Spratling quickly was introduced to and became a welcome participant in the artistic circles of Mexico. His activities in promoting the art of Diego Rivera among New York galleries led to his participation in the first exhibition of Mexican arts held in the United States. The exhibit was funded by the Carnegie Institute and opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Spratling assisted in assembling the exhibit and also lent a number of his own pieces. During this same period, Spratling was working on drawings for the expanding Morrow home in Cuernavaca. Many of these drawings were included in the book written by Elizabeth Morrow, Casa Mañana. Dwight Morrow, the US Ambassador to Mexico, suggested to Spratling in 1931 that Taxco had been the site of silver mines for centuries, but Taxco had never been considered a location where jewelry and objects of silver were designed and made. Subsequently, Spratling hired an experienced goldsmith from Iguala who moved to Taxco and created silver jewelry of Spratlings design. Other craftsmen joined Spratling‘s shop and produced tin ware, copper items, textiles and furniture - all designed by Spratling. These earliest designs were based on pre-Columbian motifs as well as simple themes utilizing rope borders, strap designs and other such basic ideas. The enterprise grew far beyond Spratlings expectations! Because he had created an apprentice system of training young silversmiths many new talented artisans had an opportunity to develop their craft. Over time many of these artisans opened shops of their own all with Spratlings support. During the Second World War, U.S. department stores were unable to import merchandise from Europe, and many retail stores purchased luxury goods in Mexico. In order to meet this dramatic increase in demand, Spratling opened his company to private investors, and by the end of 1944 had lost control of his company. Early in 1946, Spratling y Artesanos was out of business. By this time, Spratling had moved to a ranch he had earlier purchased south of Taxco at Taxco-el-Viejo. He never again lived within the town of Taxco. In 1946, he was asked by the U.S. Department of the Interior to develop a plan for development of native crafts in Alaska, and in 1949, a group of 7 young men from Alaska arrived at Spratling‘s ranch at Taxco-el-Viejo and began their training. Spratling had designed and produced 200 models for that effort, but after the men completed their training and returned to Alaska, the program languished primarily due to lack of government funding. The actual benefits of the program (both for Alaskans and for Spratling) were never realized. The time, however, that Spratling spent studying Alaskan native cultures and visiting all parts of Alaska created great impact as seen in Spratling‘s later silver designs. His design ethic in 1949 was dramatically different from those designs of the 1930s until mid 1940. He also used new materials in combination with silver for many of these later designs. Spratling continued to rebuild his business and had silversmiths fabricating his jewelry and object designs at his ranch. His designs were also produced by the Conquistador Company in Mexico City for a couple of years. Spratling published More Human Than Divine in 1960 and his archaeological interests not only continued but by the early 1960s seemed to take precedence over the creation of new silver designs. He donated collections of his pre-Columbian materials to the National University of Mexico and the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Spratling has been called by many "a Renaissance Man." Throughout Mexico he is acknowledged as "The Father of Mexican Silver." Certainly the town of Taxco and its economy would be vastly different without the initiative and creativity of this man. He complemented its valuable historic past with a new vitality and spirit which recognized the importance of the indigenous culture. The artistic and economic foundation he established continues to flourish today.

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Carmen Beckmann Modernist sterling chrysocolla pin 16.6 grams, other measurements in pics.Carmen Beckmann (???? – ????) Carmen Beckmann sold jewelry from a shop she owned and operated out of her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Experts believe her jewelry was produced by multiple silversmiths and her hallmark affixed to the jewelry.Her work often draws on pre-Columbian designs presented in modernist contexts. She is known for necklaces, rings, pins, brooches, and earrings that employ silver and copper decorated with jade and other semi-precious stones.It is not entirely clear what role she played in the design of work she sold, but her mark on sterling silver jewelry indicates a collectible piece.

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Carmen Beckmann Modernist sterling turquoise pendant/pin 22.7 grams, other measurements in pics.Carmen Beckmann (???? – ????) Carmen Beckmann sold jewelry from a shop she owned and operated out of her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Experts believe her jewelry was produced by multiple silversmiths and her hallmark affixed to the jewelry.Her work often draws on pre-Columbian designs presented in modernist contexts. She is known for necklaces, rings, pins, brooches, and earrings that employ silver and copper decorated with jade and other semi-precious stones.It is not entirely clear what role she played in the design of work she sold, but her mark on sterling silver jewelry indicates a collectible piece.

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Vintage Southwestern Modernist sterling and turquoise pendant. Likely from the third quarter of the 20th century, most likely Native American made, unmarked. No issues, measurements in pics.All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Pat Bedoni Navajo 14k auf Sterling modernistische Ohrclips. 24 mm hoch x 16 mm breit x 8,1 Gramm ohne Probleme.Pat BedoniDer Navajo-Silberschmied Pat Bedonie wurde in Ganado, Arizona, im Navajo-Reservat geboren. Sie gehört den Clans Edge Water und Coyote Pass an. Pats Mutter, Lutricia Yellowhair, ist eine erfahrene Silberschmiedin, die die traditionellen Schmuckherstellungsstile der Navajo an ihre Kinder weitergegeben hat. Jedes Mal, wenn Sie sich ein Werk von Pat Bedonie ansehen, erkennen Sie den Einfluss ihrer Mutter. Heute lebt Pat in Farmington, New Mexico und arbeitet oft mit ihrer Mutter zusammen, um eine Reihe atemberaubender Schmuckstücke herzustellen. Sie verwendet eine Vielzahl von Symbolen, die für ihr Navajo-Erbe wichtig sind.Pat Bedoni ist bekannt für ihren feinen traditionellen geschnitzten Navajo-Schmuck und ihre Miniatur-Silberkästchen. Alle Schmuckstücke von Pat Bedonie werden von ihr selbst hergestellt. Sie kreiert in jeder Hinsicht außergewöhnlichen Silberschmuck, was nicht verwunderlich ist, da ihr Bruder Ron Bedoni ist, ein bekannter Silberschmied. Pats Schmuck ähnelt stark dem ihres Bruders Ron, die Designs sind jedoch nicht so komplex.

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Retro mexikanische modernistische Sterling- und Onyx-Halskette, 50 cm lang, 84 Gramm. Massives 95 % Silber und echte Onyx-Steine, einige der großen Steine ​​haben kleine Kerben an den Ecken, keine weiteren Probleme.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 8" David Andersen Norway Sterling Modernist cuff bracelet 16mm wide in center. I believe it's meant to be worn more like a bangle loosely. Sturdy but flexible enough to adjust the gap to suit your purpose.

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7 1/8" modernistisches Sterling-Armband, 26 mm breit.Alle Edelmetalle werden getestet und garantiert. Jeder Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner, der als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnet wird, besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise höherer Inhalt. Die meisten Manschettenarmbänder werden am Handgelenk einer 6 Zoll großen Frau fotografiert und enthalten ein Foto, das den Innenumfang zeigt, an dem die Metallspitze auf die Zahl auf dem Maßband trifft.

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sz5.25 Carmen Beckmann modernist silver filigree ring 17.2 grams, scale and size in pics.Carmen Beckmann (???? – ????) Carmen Beckmann sold jewelry from a shop she owned and operated out of her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Experts believe her jewelry was produced by multiple silversmiths and her hallmark affixed to the jewelry.Her work often draws on pre-Columbian designs presented in modernist contexts. She is known for necklaces, rings, pins, brooches, and earrings that employ silver and copper decorated with jade and other semi-precious stones.It is not entirely clear what role she played in the design of work she sold, but her mark on sterling silver jewelry indicates a collectible piece. Most rings are shown on a a ring sizer in the pictures and the size is typically given at the beginning of the title and description. Women's Size 5 Ring.

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William Spratling sterling fur clip 14 grams, other measurements in pics.Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New<br>Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco.<br>Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his<br>colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and<br>exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles<br>from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken.<br>Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made<br>a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to<br>conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He<br>explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters<br>and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art.<br>Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive<br>link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they<br>wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his<br>own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume<br>legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly<br>reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a<br>part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans'<br>attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7 5/8" Retro Los Ballesteros Modernist sterling cuff bracelet. Clean condition with no issues. Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures, videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration! If you would like to chat, that would be great, but lets chat about something that isn't answered in this listing that we put so much effort into already :) All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. I rarely use the word "sterling" when referring to older Native American silver or really any older silver jewelry as silver contents vary and "sterling" is 92.5% silver. No older jewelry is going to be exactly 92.5% silver, some a little over, some a little under. It wasn't an exact thing with handmade jewelry. I've seen thousands of pieces xrf'd to prove this. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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50's-60's Los Castillo sterling chrysocolla inlay aztec warrior pin, no issues.Los Castillo Jewelry - HistoryAntonio Ca stillo and his brothers Jorge, Miguel, and Justo began Los Castillo in 1939. They had all apprenticed in William Spratling’s taller before starting<br>their own business in Taxco, Mexico. Antonio Castillo rose to the level of<br>master silversmith during his time working with Spratling.<br><br>The Los Castillo workshop trained and employed many skilled silversmiths over<br>its decades in the business, including the Castillo brothers’ cousin Salvador Teran, Sigi Pineda, Antonio Pineda, and Antonio Castillo’s wife, Margot van<br>Voorhies Carr. All these artists went on to open their own successful workshops,<br>including van Voorhies Carr who founded Margot de Taxco after she and Antonio<br>Castillo divorced.<br><br>Los Castillo is known for its quality silver wares as well as mixed metals that<br>incorporated copper and/or brass with sterling silver. Other decorative home<br>accessories can be found with silver plating and inlaid stone embellishments. Chato (Jorge) Castillo was one of the Castillo brothers who worked in the 1930s for William Spratling. He is known for his technical expertise and his design<br>talent. He developed the techniques for married metals, feathers with silver,<br>Aztec mosaic or stone inlay, concha or abalone inlay,...(Mexican Silver: Modern<br>Hand-wrought Jewelry & Metalwork by Morrill and Berk (Schiffer: 2007, 4th<br>Edition), p. 86.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco flower pin with leaf, measurements in pics.Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach, informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco 980 silver flower pin 12.8 grams, other measurements in pics.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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sz10.5 50‘s-60‘s Vintage Navajo modernist sterling silver turquoise ring. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Selling the ring shown with age appropriate wear. Apparently unmarked.

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sz5.5 Vintage southwestern modernist sterling silver turquoise freeform ring. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Unmarked. Very old fracture in turquoise to give it more character, it‘s not going anywhere. Size 5.5 Ring

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 8" David Andersen Norway Sterling Modernist cuff bracelet 16mm wide in center. I believe it‘s meant to be worn more like a bangle loosely. Sturdy but flexible enough to adjust the gap to suit your purpose.

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JB Southwestern/Native American Modernist sterling silver turquoise pendant. Very nice high grade turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Unidentified/unresearched artist.

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Retro Southwestern Modernist sterling silver turquoise PAD RAD earrings clip-on. Great earrings with no issues, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver, any marks detected, weight, and measurements will be shown in the pictures. Strong springs on clips. The hallmark seems familiar but not currently ringing a bell.

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Vintage Taxco Mexican modernist sterling silver skin/hide style belt buckle. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Weight and measurements in pictures, circa last quarter of the 20th century. Fits a 1.25" belt.

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14" Vintage Mid Century Modernist Mexican sterling choker necklace 15mm-16mm wide. Solid sterling silver tested and guaranteed with weight and measurements in the pictures. No issues, circa third quarter of the 20th century.

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Vintage Southwestern modernist sterling silver jasper stone abstract bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 36" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Marked with illegible hallmark and 925.

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Sterling-Malachit-Armband der südwestlichen Moderne. Passt problemlos an ein Handgelenk mit einem Umfang von bis zu 6,75 Zoll.

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Modernistisches Sterling-Armband im Retro-Stil aus südwestlicher Mittelmeerkoralle, passend für ein Handgelenk mit einem Umfang von bis zu 6,5 Zoll. Alle Edelmetalle werden geprüft und garantiert. Jeder als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnete Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise zu einem höheren Gehalt. Alles, was markiert ist, ist garantiert das, was markiert ist. Die meisten Armbänder werden an einem 6-Zoll-Handgelenk (nicht behaart) fotografiert, Ringe, wenn möglich, an einem Finger der entsprechenden Größe. Bei Armbändern wird der Innenumfang angezeigt, wenn das Maß nicht in der Beschreibung angegeben ist wo das Metall auf die Zahl auf dem Maßband trifft.

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Cecilia Tono Piedra Negra Mid Century Modernist sterling mixed metals pendant/pin. Measurments in pics. 31.5 grams..

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7" Vintage mexikanisches modernistisches Sterling- und Jadearmband. Keine Probleme. Schönes großes, stabiles, gut gemachtes Armband.

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large AARIKKA Finland Modernist sterling pin. Large with no issues, weight and measurements in pics.

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Mid Century Modernist Los Ballesteros Sterling and Onyx pin. No damage.All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco 970 silver photo holder keychain. All info in pics, stays shut with catch loop. Holds .5" x 1" pics.Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Emilia Castillo vintage Mexican modernist sterling silver clip-on earrings . Great earrings with no issues, tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver, any marks detected, weight, and measurements will be shown in the pictures. Strong springs on clips.

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vintage Modernist sterling silver trompe l‘oeil belt buckle. Fully functional. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. Marked as shown, unidentified. No issues. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver.

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7.5" Retro Mexican modernist sterling silver chunky link bracelet leaf design. Weight and measurements in pictures, solid sterling silver. Marked as shown with no damage. Circa last quarter of the 20th century.

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c1960 c-31 Navajo modernist sterling silver channel inlay turquoise bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 44" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.

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sz 8,5 Vintage übergroßer modernistischer Sterling-Ring der amerikanischen Ureinwohner. Sehr hochwertiger, unmarkierter Ring. Alle Edelmetalle werden geprüft und garantiert. Jeder als Silber oder Sterling bezeichnete Schmuck der amerikanischen Ureinwohner besteht garantiert zu mindestens 90 % (Münz-)Silber und möglicherweise zu einem höheren Gehalt. Die meisten Manschettenarmbänder werden am Handgelenk einer 6 Zoll großen Frau fotografiert und enthalten ein Foto, das den Innenumfang zeigt, an dem die Metallspitze auf die Zahl auf dem Maßband trifft.

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****All James Avery jewelry on the Estate Fresh Austin website is used/pre-owned authentic jewelry that was originally purchased directly from James Avery by the owners or family of the estates we liquidate. Each item will have some degree of wear which will be shown in the photos but will be in clean condition, no boxes or paperwork will be included unless shown in the photos. The item you are purchasing is the exact item photographed as we only have one.******* sz7 Retired James Avery Modernist sterling ring. No issues, weight and<br>measurements in pics. I cannot provide any additional measurements, videos, or<br>pictures that aren't provided as my jewelry is stored at a separate secure<br>location until it ships. Thank you so much for taking the time to look and your<br>consideration.<br><br>anderascoll<br>James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car<br>garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value<br>for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful<br>and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007,<br>53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down<br>as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul.<br>Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself<br>and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief<br>of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and<br>gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he<br>could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From<br>writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting<br>relationships with each person who connected with his designs. Most rings are shown on a a ring sizer in the pictures and the size is typically given at the beginning of the title and description. Women's Size 7 Ring.

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Mid-Century Modernist Manschettenknöpfe aus Sterlingsilber und Holz. Beide sind mit Sterlingsilber gekennzeichnet, ohne weitere Markierungen, ein tolles Paar möglicherweise einzigartiger Manschettenknöpfe aus dem dritten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts.

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Großer modernistischer Retro-Ring aus Sterlingsilber. Sehr ungewöhnlicher Ring mit kugelförmigem Stein, eingefasst in kräftiges Sterlingsilber. 2" langes Oberteil, minimale Gebrauchsspuren. Gepunzt wie abgebildet. 22 Gramm

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Hobe Sterling Modernist-Brosche aus den 1940er Jahren mit Blumen, 1 13/16 Zoll breit, ohne Beschädigung, 13,9 Gramm. Hobé Cie wurde 1887 vom Goldschmied Jacques Hobé gegründet, aber wenn Modeschmucksammler an Hobé denken, denken sie an die mit Quasten und Perlen besetzten Halsketten von Jacques‘ Sohn William, der 1927 einen amerikanischen Ableger des Unternehmens gründete. Das war Hobé zu Beginn des amerikanischen Modeschmuckbooms zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen. Tatsächlich glauben einige Wissenschaftler, dass Hobé tatsächlich an der Formulierung „Modeschmuck“ selbst beteiligt war. Nachdem der jüngere Hobé in New York gelandet war, aber bevor er sein Unternehmen gründete, bestand eine seiner ersten Aufgaben darin, Kostüme und Schmuck für die „Ziegfeld Follies“ anzufertigen. Einigen Historikern zufolge beschrieb Florenz Ziegfeld den Schmuck, der Hobés Kostüme begleitete, als Modeschmuck. Hobés Showbiz-Ursprünge haben dem Unternehmen gute Dienste geleistet. In den 1940er und 1950er Jahren trugen Hollywoodstars wie Bette Davis und Ava Gardner Hobé. Besonders geschätzt werden heute die Blumennadeln dieser Zeit, die dichte Büschel aus Vermeil-Blütenblättern zeigten. Zu den früheren Hobé-Stücken, die bei Sammlern immer noch beliebt sind, gehören filigrane Armbänder und Anstecknadeln, von denen einige Porträts im viktorianischen Stil oder japanische Netsuke-ähnliche Figuren als Schwerpunkte zeigten.

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