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Margot de Taxco "Chrysanthemum" Champlevé Converter Brooch and Earrings
Item Details
Margot van Voorhies was a highly influential silversmith presiding in the city of Taxco, a hub of modernist, Mexican jewelry. Primarily working in colorful enamels she worked in traditional motifs evoking Mayan and Aztec designs as well as Egyptian, floral and serpent motifs. This is design #6585 and can be found on pages 20, 21, and 178 in Margot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelwork by Penny C. Morrill.
| Brand/Designer: | Margot de Taxco |
| Style: | Modernist, Mexican, Vintage |
| Materials: | Sterling Silver |
| Brooch Closure Type: | Locking C-Clasp |
| Hallmarks: | Margot De Taxco 5685 MADE IN MEXICO STERLING Eagle 16 with Pictorial Markings |
| Total Weight (grams): | 35.50 grams |
| Primary Stone(s) Type: | Enamel |
| Primary Stone(s) Gemologist Note: | Champlevé Enamel |
- This item has been evaluated and verified by a GIA Graduate Gemologist.
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- Jewelry may contain minor markings/imperfections throughout.
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Condition
- minor crack in enamel on one earring.
Item #
ITMG570306
