Description: William Spratling (1900-1967) was a silver designer, an artist, andbusinessman best known for discovering, teaching, and employing severalnotable Mexican Silversmiths via his Taxco workshop. Spratling designs were instrumental in pushing Mexican silver into a modernist 20th century. Spratling believedthat Mexican art was equal in quality and aesthetic to anything coming out of Europe and helped topopularize the silversmith craft with Hollywood and the literary class. He began employing artisans in the1930s, at its peak around 500 which produced luxury goods that were exported tothe United States. Spratling started the Taxco Workshop in 1952, after which he enjoyed the most fruitful years of his life, with several of his bestdesigns produced between 1952 and his death in 1967.Very superficial scratches consistent with age and material.Lovely patina with preserved oxidationCufflinks work smoothly0.8 in (20mm) wide. 0.6 oz. (16 grams)Date uncertain, but probably 1940s Serious offers only, please.
Price: 250 USD
Location: Littleton, Colorado
End Time: 2024-09-02T19:52:55.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Taxco
Metal: Sterling Silver
Type: Cufflinks
Department: Men
Metal Purity: 925
Color: Silver
