Vintage Mexican Taxco jewellery has lately become very popular, not just in Australia, but around the world.
The history of Taxco silver is fascinating and probably not what you’d expect. William Spratling travelled to Mexico in the 1930s to study Spanish colonial architecture. He was an architect, design enthusiast and academic himself, and quickly saw the potential for silversmithing in the area.
He relocated to the area and set up his own workshop, training locals in the art.
His studio flourished- mostly because of his skill and ability to merge rapidly evolving mid century design with silver and other local treasures- shell being one of those.
If you are a silver fan, I urge you to learn more about Taxco and explore some of the design masterpieces that it has created.
Spratling nurtured an entire industry, training locals to become incredible artisans and attracting many more talented silversmiths to the area which certainly became a hub for exquisite, progressive silver work.
The Danes are often most associated with stunning mid century silver work, but Taxco was every bit as stylish and even more innovative.
Talleres de los Ballesteros is a famous Mexican silver workshop and luxury brand founded in 1937 by Jalil Majul Ballesteros. This piece comes from that studio, out of Taxco.
When you know more about the history of pieces, they definitely feel more special.
The geometric designs in this bangle are mid century modern. Most of us associate silver like this with the hippy era of the late 1960s, but this was earlier and very progressive for its time. This inlay work required an enormous amount of skill and it certainly feels like a luxury item.
25mm wide
180mm long
Excellent condition.
30.42g
Vintage Mexican Taxco jewellery has lately become very popular, not just in Australia, but around the world.
The history of Taxco silver is fascinating and probably not what you’d expect. William Spratling travelled to Mexico in the 1930s to study Spanish colonial architecture. He was an architect, design enthusiast and academic himself, and quickly saw the potential for silversmithing in the area.
He relocated to the area and set up his own workshop, training locals in the art.
His studio flourished- mostly because of his skill and ability to merge rapidly evolving mid century design with silver and other local treasures- shell being one of those.
If you are a silver fan, I urge you to learn more about Taxco and explore some of the design masterpieces that it has created.
Spratling nurtured an entire industry, training locals to become incredible artisans and attracting many more talented silversmiths to the area which certainly became a hub for exquisite, progressive silver work.
The Danes are often most associated with stunning mid century silver work, but Taxco was every bit as stylish and even more innovative.
Talleres de los Ballesteros is a famous Mexican silver workshop and luxury brand founded in 1937 by Jalil Majul Ballesteros. This piece comes from that studio, out of Taxco.
When you know more about the history of pieces, they definitely feel more special.
The geometric designs in this bangle are mid century modern. Most of us associate silver like this with the hippy era of the late 1960s, but this was earlier and very progressive for its time. This inlay work required an enormous amount of skill and it certainly feels like a luxury item.
25mm wide
180mm long
Excellent condition.
30.42g
