Stunning TAXCO STERLING BROOCH pin. Is it a cosmic swirl, store a breaking wave, a palm frond blowing in the tropical breeze...? Art.

DESCRIPTION:
One of the things I so love about art of this era from Taxco is the perfect blend of abstraction and reference to organic natural forms...they did it so well. Modernism can often be so abstract as to be only about form, whereas the Modernist art of Taxco references the recognizable while it evokes questions, which is the definition of Fine Art. Is this brooch a reference to planets and cosmic winds in the early era of space exploration? Or is it a breaking wave in the sea? There is substance beyond mere form here. Easy wearable art. This kind of vintage quality is why we love it so much...heavy sturdy sterling silver, handmade artisan craftsmanship and distinctive design. You will love this piece.

Spirals are one of the oldest symbols in the world. The Spiral represents the sacred journey and change of life as it unfolds; taking a labyrinth-like passage that leads in to Source. Or, adversely, you are the source and center, expanding into your path outward. Deep.

WEIGHT:
15.2 grams

SIZE / MEASUREMENTS:
1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches

MARKINGS / HALLMARKS:
Fully hallmarked with the Taxco assay and makers mark 'TS-79 (or 19?)' and 'MEXICO' and '925' for sterling silver.

MATERIALS:
Sterling silver

CONDITION:
Beautiful vintage condition with only the light surface burnish on the metal expected in a piece of this age.

I clean vintage pieces by gently washing with dish soap (vintage patina is good, vintage dirt and germs are bad…yuck!) Then I will often give a quick surface buff with a silver cleaning cloth to bring up the contrast, leaving the natural patina of age in the details to enhance its beauty.

GIFT BOX INCLUDED, ready to give or just to enjoy!

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ABOUT VINTAGE TAXCO JEWELRY:
Vintage mid-century Taxco silverwork is a perfect example of jewelry as art. Each designer that produced in the area from the 1930-1960's had a signature style and motif they explored in their jewelry designs, while hand crafting each piece of amazing jewelry. The heft and weight of the silver, the evidence of the hand of an artist, the reference to abstract forms and modernist design, combined with the impeccable quality of the workmanship, is distinctive and unique to this era of jewelry design, in Taxco, Mexico. It was the perfect storm of time and place and resources, and the results are spectacular jewelry that is highly collectible today.

Silversmithing has been practiced for centuries in Mexico. In fact, Mexican silversmiths taught the Navajo of the Southwestern United States their trade. From the 1930 through the 1950s, within Mexico, artist colonies arose which produced enormously influential silver jewelry. William Spratling and Margot de Taxco, along with many others, created jewelry masterpieces. The foremost artists and designers of the day gravitated to Taxco and the movement in metal art that was flourishing there. The Taxco store School, as it is known today, was formed largely from former Spratling employees such as the Castillo brothers, Héctor Aguilar, Antonio Pineda, and Valentin Viadurreta, who brought a Mexican eye to Art Deco. Naturally, these artisans and their shops became incubators for still more generations of silversmiths.

Taxco is still known worldwide for the quality of the jewelry produced, but the innovation of the mid-century artists and the work produced from 1930-1950's stand out in the world of jewelry and art collectibles.