Retired James Avery Antelope lapel pin/tie tac sterling silver. 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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Mid Century 14k Natural Watermelon Tourmaline cufflinks. Solid 14k gold marked and tested. Natural Watermelon tourmaline stones used to make very creative cufflinks in approximately the third quarter of the 20th century with no issues.

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c1950 Zuni Rainbow Man sterling flush inlay turquoise cufflinks. Functional and cool as they come. Marked sterling on inside of bars along with pat number.

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c1950‘s Zuni Sterling Channel inlay Knifewing tie bar clip. Great, rare, maybe one of a kind. Measurements in pics.

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40‘s-50‘s Navajo sterling high grade spiderweb turquoise tie bar clip pin. Great, rare, maybe one of a kind. Measurements in pics. Solid sterling, could be used for a number of things other than a tie bar of course.

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Vintage Sterling concho cufflinks. Third quarter of 20th century, unmarked. Conchos are solid cast sterling, the hardware on the backs aren‘t sterling. Weight and measurements in pics.

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1950‘s Zuni Channel inlay Sterling thunderbird cufflinks. Functional and cool as they come. Marked sterling on sides of bars.

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Mid Century Gem Silica sterling modernist cufflinks. Very attractive and rare stones. One swivels freely with no spring to catch it, one with back pointing in weird direction but appears to be made like that. Both solid sterling, unmarked

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Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling viking ship cufflinks. No issues, weight and measurements in pics.

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1950's Sterling/10k Boot with spurs tie bar. Measurements in pics.

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Vintage Chinese silver Kanji characters cufflinks. Illegible hallmarks on reverse. From the second quarter of the 20th century, possibly older.

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c1950's Zuni Sterling Channel inlay boot form tie bar. Great, rare, maybe one of a kind. Measurements in pics.

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1950's Zuni Channel inlay Sterling horse head cufflinks. Functional and cool as they come. Marked sterling on sides of bars.

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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling abalone fish cufflinks. No issues. William Spratling(1900-1967)<br>Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco. 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 30's-40's Navajo hand stamped silver buttons/ornaments turned cufflinks. Very large, compared to US penny for scale.

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c1910 Unger Bros Sterling Art Nouveau L monogram cufflinks

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50's-60's Zuni Flush inlay Sterling Turquoise, Coral, and Jet modernist cufflinks 19.2 grams, 1 1/15" x .75" face. Functional and cool as they come. Marked sterling on sides of bars.

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c1970's Navajo silver claw form channel inlay cufflinks. Sterling thick face, base metal hardware. 1" long.

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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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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/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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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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James Avery Descending Dove earrings and Celtic knot lapel pin/tie tac in sterling. Earrings 1" tall, pin .75" wide. Selling both for one price.anderasJames Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul.Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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18k Gold French Art Deco Lapis cufflinks for Nieman Marcus. I don't recognize the hallmark but these are the highest quality, similar to that of Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron. I feel this is likely an obscure hallmark only used for a short time by a well respected company such as the ones mentioned. 11/16" face, 16 grams.

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Marvin c Lomaheftewa Hopi silver cufflinks 7/8" wide, 10.7 grams.<br><br><br> 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,<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!<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. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling Amethyst cufflinks 18mm<br>wide 12.9 grams. William Spratling(1900-1967) Spratling, an architect and artist<br>who taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s<br>and settled in the city of Taxco. Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican<br>archaeology and culture from his colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for<br>several summers lecturing and exploring. He sought out remote villages in the<br>state of Guerrero, 110 miles from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the<br>Aztec language, was spoken. Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary<br>indigenous crafts. Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver,<br>but his true life's work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient<br>culture of his adopted country. He explained for North American audiences the<br>paintings of Mexico's modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and<br>early collector of pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually<br>became a visible and culturally attractive link between a steady stream of<br>notable American visitors and the country they wanted to see and experience.<br>Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his own reputation -- as one of<br>the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume legendary status before his<br>death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly reconstructs this richly<br>diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a part of its larger cultural<br>achievement of profoundly influencing Americans' attitudes toward a civilization<br>different from their own.

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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling mixed metal cufflinks.<br>Each side 18mm x 14mm, 15.3 grams. William Spratling(1900-1967) Spratling, an<br>architect and artist who taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, came to<br>Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the city of Taxco. Having developed an<br>interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and culture from his colleagues at Tulane,<br>he traveled to Mexico for several summers lecturing and exploring. He sought out<br>remote villages in the state of Guerrero, 110 miles from Mexico City, where in<br>some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language, was spoken. Spratling collected<br>artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts. Spratling made a fortune<br>manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to conserve,<br>redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He explained<br>for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters and earned<br>distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art. Spratling and<br>his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive link between a<br>steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they wanted to see<br>and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his own<br>reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico -- assume legendary<br>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 Amethyst cufflinks, No<br>issues whatsoever, fully functional. 30mm x 18mm x 23.2 grams.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 Moonstone cufflinks, No<br>issues whatsoever, fully functional. 20mm x 18mm face, 14.3 grams.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)  Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment<br>of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that<br>it 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) Taxco Modernist Sterling Onyx cufflinks, No issues<br>whatsoever, fully functional. 20mm square, 21.2 gramsAntonio 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 Cat's Eye sterling cufflinks, No<br>issues whatsoever, fully functional. 28mm x 20mm x 25.1 grams. Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)  Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment<br>of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that<br>it 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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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling Frog in pool cufflinks,<br>fully functional with no issues. 16mm x 12mm x 16.5 grams. William<br>Spratling(1900-1967) Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane<br>University in New Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the<br>city of Taxco. Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and<br>culture from his colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers<br>lecturing and exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero,<br>110 miles from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language,<br>was spoken. Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts.<br>Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's<br>work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted<br>country. He explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's<br>modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of<br>pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and<br>culturally attractive link between a steady stream of notable American visitors<br>and the country they wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good<br>fortune to witness his own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in<br>Mexico -- assume legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life<br>and Art vividly reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic<br>legacy is but a part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly<br>influencing Americans' attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling stone inlaid cufflinks,<br>fully functional with no issues. 27mm wide, 17.4 gramsWilliam<br>Spratling(1900-1967) Spratling, an architect and artist who taught at Tulane<br>University in New Orleans, came to Mexico in the late 1920s and settled in the<br>city of Taxco. Having developed an interest in Mesoamerican archaeology and<br>culture from his colleagues at Tulane, he traveled to Mexico for several summers<br>lecturing and exploring. He sought out remote villages in the state of Guerrero,<br>110 miles from Mexico City, where in some places Nahuatl, the Aztec language,<br>was spoken. Spratling collected artifacts and contemporary indigenous crafts.<br>Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's<br>work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted<br>country. He explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's<br>modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of<br>pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and<br>culturally attractive link between a steady stream of notable American visitors<br>and the country they wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good<br>fortune to witness his own reputation -- as one of the most admired Americans in<br>Mexico -- assume legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life<br>and Art vividly reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic<br>legacy is but a part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly<br>influencing Americans' attitudes toward a civilization different from their own.

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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling cufflinks 30mm both ways,<br>10.8 grams. Fully functional with no issuesWilliam Spratling(1900-1967)<br>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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Fred Davis (1880-1961) Taxco Modernist sterling cufflinks 30mm x 11mm x 20.9<br>grams.Frederick W. Davis is known among collectors for his work as a jewelry<br>designer and silversmith based in Mexico City, Mexico. He began designing and<br>crafting jewelry and decorative objects in the 1920s. The wares he produced<br>often reflected his affinity for pre-Columbian artifacts. He occasionally<br>collaborated with Valentín Vidaurreta, another respected Mexican silver<br>craftsman with roots in Mexico City. Davis is credited as an avid promoter of<br>other silver artists, including William Spratling, who worked in Mexico from the<br>1920s through the 1950s. Frederick Davis Jewelry - HistoryDavis moved from the<br>United States to Mexico in 1910. Working as an assistant manager for the Sonora<br>News Company, he toured the country on buying trips to stock railway station<br>shops with native folk art for his employer. He established relationships with<br>many artisans during his travels, and his knowledge of Mexican crafts grew<br>extensively. His ardent work resulted in a promotion to manager of Sonora’s arts<br>and crafts showroom in Mexico City. René d’Harnoncourt, who later served as the<br>director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, was employed by Davis in 1927<br>as an assistant. Their work together led to the company’s distribution and<br>exhibition of works by Mexican painters who are now well known, such as Diego<br>Rivera, among many others. During this era, Davis and d’Harnoncourt left an<br>indelible footprint on the trade of Mexican handcrafts, including silver<br>jewelry, from that point on. Davis took a position managing antiques and fine<br>crafts for Sanborn’s department store in 1933 after d’Harnoncourt moved to the<br>United States. He remained with the store for 20 years, where he continued to<br>promote Mexican art and artisans while designing and producing silver wares.<br>Davis died in 1961.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Sterling Onyx cufflinks 18mm square,<br>19.9 grams. Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)  Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for<br>its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda<br>fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is worn. So, for example, a<br>thick geometric necklace that might at first glance seem too weighty or rigid to<br>wear comfortably is, in fact, faceted, hinged, or hollowed in such a way that it<br>gracefully encircles the neck or drapes down the décolletage.  In addition, no<br>other taxqueño jeweler used as many costly semiprecious stones or set them with<br>as much ingenuity, skill, and variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of<br>silversmiths could master.

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Modernist Cat's Eye sterling cufflinks, No<br>issues whatsoever, fully functional. 29mm x 25mm face, 27 grams. Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009) Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment<br>of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that<br>it 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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William Spratling(1900-1967) Taxco Modernist sterling fist cufflinks, fully<br>functional with no issues. 22mm square, 12.7 grams. William Spratling(1900-1967)<br>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 sterling fist cufflinks, fully<br>functional with no issues. 20mm wide, 14.7 gramsWilliam Spratling(1900-1967)<br>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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c1970's Modernist Sterling Cufflinks by Ed Harris 7/8" square, 23.2 grams total.

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Sterling Paul Harrie "Tectonic" Series Style cufflinks. Sterling cufflinks with Art glass shards in mortar. I have had a few Paul Harrie pieces and these are very similar but I'm not sure. I'm sure they are cool and sterling though. 11.8 grams.

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50's-60's Navajo sterling cufflinks. Nice large set of vintage cufflinks 1.25" x<br>7/8" faces, 19.8 grams.

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1950's Modernist Cufflinks Southwestern Legal Center Texas Oil Derricks Lawyer Gift. Cool and unusual cufflinks with no issues. The front parts are 15/16"

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2 vintage Coin Tie Clips 1922 France 1925 Denmark largest is 7/8". These were<br>probably made mid 20th century, nice patina on the clips.

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Vintage Swank Mesh/Rhinestone Cufflinks. Really good looking, the rhinestones<br>shine beautifully, no noticeable wear.

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Mid Century Modernist sterling and wood earrings. Great pair of earrings from<br>the third quarter of the 20th century, unsure of designer/maker. Screw backs, 2<br>1/8" tall x 1 3/8" wide x 13.7 grams.

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Mid Century Austrian Roulette wheel cufflinks. High quality cufflinks, I believe brass or gold filled, no damage. They each have functional roulette wheels with center knob that spins them..

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Vintage collection cufflinks money clips, tie clips, etc. Selling the lot from the third quarter of the 20th century, most cufflinks have mates, a few don't. Please no questions as the lot will be inaccessible after listing until sold. Some gold filled, some sterling, nothing with any significant wear or damage, dog money clip has a pocket knife an nail file. If you're thinking "Why didn't he take 10 pictures of this in every picture imaginable then spend twenty minutes describing each item?" The answer is I would have had to charge twice as much for it if I did that and I would rather sell this for a good deal. It has to be a good deal at this price.

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Mid Century Modernist sterling and wood cufflinks. Both marked sterling with no<br>other markings, great pair of possibly one of kind cufflinks from the third<br>quarter of the 20th century.

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c1950's Zuni Native American Sterling multi-stone inlay tie bar. Fantastic item,<br>top isn't sterling, knifewing is sterling, slight loss to inlay at bottom left<br>foot. 2.5" wide x 2" tall x 10 grams total weight.

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Large Vintage Sterling Grey/Blue Cat's Eye Cufflinks. Large oversized cufflinks 25.6 grams with no significant issues.

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Retired James Avery Textured Ichthus Fish Lapel pin/tie tac 5/8" x .5" face, 6.2 grams with back. You can cut chain or use a different back to wear as a lapel pin if you aren't into tie tacs. James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul. Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs. anderas

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ww2 Era Sterling pilot wings tie bar. Wings just over 2" wide, marked sterling, I don't believe the top bar is sterling. 11.3 grams.

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Mid century modern sterling cufflinks. They appear either Scandinavian or Native<br>American :). They are really cool, circa mid 20th century, each marked sterling<br>inside bars. Selling the pair shown

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Vintage High Grade turquoise Native American Sterling cufflinks. These are extremely unusual with two pieces of high grade natural turquoise with the best matrix. Selling the exact pair shown circa mid 20th century.

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1926 1927 Silver sixpence cufflinks with gilt sterling mounts. Extremely high quality cufflinks with no issues, possibly never worn.

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Vintage Gumps Jade/Sterling cufflinks. No damage, ready to use. Gumps always used high quality jade.

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Retro Tiffany 18k ropes on Sterling Cufflinks. Nice pair of authentic Tiffany<br>cufflinks, very well made with little to no wear. Strong springs on back make<br>audible click when the lever is moved. No issues.

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Vintage David Donahue Guilloche Enamel Sterling silver cufflinks. Clean with no damage and little wear.

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