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Heavy Los Ballesteros Modernist sterling silver collar necklace. 15" inside circumference.<br><br>Los Ballesteros Jewelry - History<br>This business was established in 1937 by Jalil Majul Ballesteros in Iguala,<br>Mexico. He had been apprenticed in the art of silversmithing by his grandfather<br>and father, and early on, he made jewelry with a filigree look. In 1941 he moved<br>his workshop to Taxco and adopted styles that were more in line with the tourist<br>pieces produced there.<br><br>During the 1950s, piecework was farmed out to smaller family workshops in the<br>Taxco area, and the pieces were marked Talleres de los Ballesteros. These pieces<br>were sold in shops throughout the country, including Mexico City and Acapulco.<br>The company also began exporting jewelry in 1952.<br><br>A modernized corporate version of Los Ballesteros continues to sell its<br>products, both jewelry, and decorative giftware, through stores in Mexico as<br>well as through other vendors worldwide. The company’s commitment to quality in<br>honor of their heritage is strong, and they are still using the traditional<br>Talleres de los Ballesteros stylized B logo in their branding.<br><br>anderas
