1950s Ana Nunez Brilanti for Victoria of Taxco sterling silver and mixed metals

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1950s Ana Nunez Brilanti for Victoria of Taxco sterling silver and mixed metals<br>pre-Columbian design bracelet. The design is in two shades of sterling silver<br>with copper and brass. Fully marked as shown. Measures 1-3/4" wide all around.<br>No damage, minimal expected wear. 46.5 grams.<br><br>Victoria-Ana Nunez de Brilanti (1910 – 1999) Victoria is the trade name of this<br>distinguished Taxco Silver designer. She opened her first shop, Victoria, in<br>1940. When she opened her workshop, William Spratling gave her support and<br>friendship. Simultaneously, Margot de Taxco offered advice to improve the<br>quality of her work.<br><br>Victoria is credited with introducing the metales casados or married metals<br>technique to Taxco. She designed sterling silver jewelry out of silver and<br>copper that contained no backing making the front and back look similar.<br><br>Victoria’s creations incorporate many designs in her jewelry that include<br>flowers, animals, fish, nature and Pre-Columbian art. She also created unique,<br>modern designs. She was a strong advocate of the 1948 Eagle mark system to<br>assure quality.<br><br>In the early 1950’s, she and her immediate family opened Cony, the shop named<br>for her eldest daughter. Much of the jewelry created by Victoria and Cony is in<br>grade 980 silver, an almost pure form of silver. Before she passed, Ana spoke<br>out about what she believed was the poor quality of silver coming from Taxco<br>workshops since the late 1980’s.<br><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 (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible.
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    1950s Ana Nunez Brilanti for Victoria of Taxco sterling silver and mixed metals<br>pre-Columbian design bracelet. The design is in two shades of sterling silver<br>with copper and brass. Fully marked as shown. Measures 1-3/4" wide all around.<br>No damage, minimal expected wear. 46.5 grams.<br><br>Victoria-Ana Nunez de Brilanti (1910 – 1999) Victoria is the trade name of this<br>distinguished Taxco Silver designer. She opened her first shop, Victoria, in<br>1940. When she opened her workshop, William Spratling gave her support and<br>friendship. Simultaneously, Margot de Taxco offered advice to improve the<br>quality of her work.<br><br>Victoria is credited with introducing the metales casados or married metals<br>technique to Taxco. She designed sterling silver jewelry out of silver and<br>copper that contained no backing making the front and back look similar.<br><br>Victoria’s creations incorporate many designs in her jewelry that include<br>flowers, animals, fish, nature and Pre-Columbian art. She also created unique,<br>modern designs. She was a strong advocate of the 1948 Eagle mark system to<br>assure quality.<br><br>In the early 1950’s, she and her immediate family opened Cony, the shop named<br>for her eldest daughter. Much of the jewelry created by Victoria and Cony is in<br>grade 980 silver, an almost pure form of silver. Before she passed, Ana spoke<br>out about what she believed was the poor quality of silver coming from Taxco<br>workshops since the late 1980’s.<br><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 (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible.

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