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Margot de Taxco "Serpent" Sterling Silver Champlevé Enamel Necklace
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 #5554 and can be found on page 138, 139 and 175 in Margot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelwork by Penny C. Morrill.
Brand/Designer: | Margot de Taxco |
Style: | Mexican, Modernist, Vintage |
Materials: | Sterling Silver |
Necklace Length: | 16.50" |
Necklace Closure Type: | Box Tab Insert |
Hallmarks: | Pictorial (Eagle 16) |
Total Weight (grams): | 102.70 grams |
Primary Stone(s) Type: | 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
- wear to enamel.
- several of the hallmarks are worn and partial.
Item #
ITMG772051