Ca 1940 Taxco 3 eagle FOLDING LOCKET, 6 selling panel orb, sterling, 24" necklace. Recognizable antique quality artisan crafted. Great gift.

DESCRIPTION:
ca. 1940-50: Unique highly collectible mid century recognizable quality artisan hand crafted ball/orb picture locket that folds out to 6 panels for pictures. I have heard this referred to as a 'Grandmother's locket' probably because of the capacity to hold so many pics. I have paired this pendant with a nice 24 inch snake chain that will fit over the head and hang at the perfect length to show it off. It's a great look. This kind of vintage quality is why we love it so much...heavy sturdy precious metal, handmade artisan craftsmanship and distinctive design. You will love this piece.

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WEIGHT:
20.4 grams

SIZE / MEASUREMENTS:
3/4 inch x 1 inch on a 24 inch snake chain.

MARKINGS / HALLMARKS:
Partial strike 3 eagle Taxco assay mark, maker's mark 'SE' in the center of a circle formed by the words 'STERLING TAXCO MEXICO'.

MATERIALS:
Sterling silver

CONDITION:
Beautiful vintage condition with only minor indications of prior use and 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!) Then I usually 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, called the 'Golden Age of Mexican Silver', 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 traditional motifs, 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 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.