Vintage Mexican silver jewelry at June 15th auction
Skinner’s Fine Jewelry Auction in Boston on June 15th includes a number of pieces of vintage Mexican silver jewelry that will most definitely be of interest to collectors.
Among the items to be auctioned are a Modernist Mexican sterling silver bracelet by Sigi Pineda (Lot 50), a Lopez sterling silver bracelet (Lot 44), a Maricela silver brooch (included with other vintage silver jewelry in Lot 42), and a sterling silver and amethyst bracelet by Horacio de la Parra together with a pair of silver and amethyst earpendants, signed Farfan Taxco (Lot 55).
Here is some of the jewelry:
Sterling silver & amethyst bracelet and earrings; photograph: Skinner
Auctioneer’s description of Lot 55
Sterling Silver and Amethyst Bracelet, Horacio de la Parra, Mexico D.F., c. 1940s, the bracelet bezel-set with large amethyst cabochons within scrolling frames, joined by links with high relief dome motifs, signed; together with a pair of silver and amethyst earpendants, signed Farfan, Taxco. Note: De la Parra supplied work for William Spratling and Hector Aguilar, and was active under his own name in the 1930s and 40s. He founded the firm Conquistador in 1946. Estimate $250-350.
Sigi Pineda Modernist bracelet; photograph: Skinner
Auctioneer’s description of Lot 50
Modernist Mexican Sterling Silver Bracelet, Sigi, the hinged bangle with bone motif, interior circ. 6 1/2 in., signed. Estimate $300-500
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