For vintage Mexican silver collectors – Karla Albertson article

Recently I came across this article by Karla Klein Albertson, published at Auction Central News in December. I’m not sure how I missed it, but I did, and I’m guessing I’m not alone in that…

Mexican Silver
Written by Karla Klein Albertson
Monday, 08 December 2008 22:38

Beginning in the 1930s, silver workshops clustered in the mining town of Taxco spearheaded a revival in this traditional craft in Mexico. At the same time, the artists and artisans working there took a new direction in design that mixed age-old motifs from native cultures with 20th-century Modernism. The objects and jewelry they produced have become extremely popular with discerning collectors. Each piece provides a hands-on aesthetic appeal when used or worn. In other words, this silver makes daily life a little more beautiful.

In their early November sale, Cincinnati Art Galleries offered a large group of Mexican silver at auction, many of the pieces from a single collection. Karen Singleton, normally the firm’s art glass expert, explained, “This was the first time we had a round of Mexican silver. I accepted the lots because I keep telling them that we could sell more than pottery and glass.” The pieces were signed by many important makers in this field including William Spratling, Frederick Davis, Hector Aguilar, Los Castillo, and Margot de Taxco. Read the rest of the story……

Above vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware photographs courtesy Cinncinnati Art Galleries