Vintage Mexican Silver » Margot de Taxco http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog for those who love vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:21:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Most watched vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry on eBay now http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/most-watched-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry-on-ebay-now/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/most-watched-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry-on-ebay-now/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:11:08 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=2152 As collectors of vintage Mexican silver who are also eBay members know, jewelry designed by Margot de Taxco (Margot van Voorhies Carr) is among the most watched on the site.

Here are the pieces that are currently drawing the most attention from eBay “watchers.”

Most watched vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry on eBay now originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on June 17, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/most-watched-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry-on-ebay-now/feed/ 0 Vintage Margot de Taxco Mexican jewelry always draws interest http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/vintage-margot-de-taxco-mexican-jewelry-always-draws-interest/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/vintage-margot-de-taxco-mexican-jewelry-always-draws-interest/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:27:28 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=2061 Vintage jewelry by Margot de Taxco regularly attracts some of the highest numbers of vintage Mexican silver jewelry “watchers” and buyers on eBay.

Margot de Taxco (Margot van Voorhies Carr) arrived in Mexico in 1937. She married (and later divorced) Don Antonio Castillo of Los Castillo, who encouraged her work. Margot became famous and helped bring attention to Taxco silver.

Of Margot, Carole A. Berk has said, “She observed nature but did not replicate it. Rather, she formalized its form and often lent greatest emphasis to the dynamics of the swirl or scroll.”

In January 2005 Antiques Roadshow included an appraisal of Margot de Taxco jewelry (ca. 1955), which you can view here.   You can see more vintage jewelry by Margot here.

The most-watches pieces of Margot jewelry on eBay right now are shown below:

Vintage Margot de Taxco Mexican jewelry always draws interest originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on June 6, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/vintage-margot-de-taxco-mexican-jewelry-always-draws-interest/feed/ 0 Art nouveau design in vintage Mexican silver jewelry http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/art-nouveau-design-in-vintage-mexican-silver-jewelry/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/art-nouveau-design-in-vintage-mexican-silver-jewelry/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:01:24 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=2027  Art Nouveau is the French term for “New Art.”

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Art Nouveau movement sought to remove the barriers between the fine and applied arts. Traditionally art had been separated into the distinct categories of fine art (painting and sculpture) and applied arts (ceramics, furniture, and other utilitarian objects). Propenents believed that art should be part of everyday life, and that even the most practical objects should not be overlooked by art. This was a radically new approach to art, and thus the name New Art.

As noted in Wikipedia, Art Nouveau is “characterized by organic, especially floral and other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly stylized, flowing curvilinear forms.”

One of the most successful expressions of the Art Nouveau style was jewelry. Using the sensuous organic forms of Art Nouveau, jewelers such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Karl Fabergé, René Lalique, Georges Fouquet (to name a few) created extraordinarily beautiful and original jewels inspired by nature and mythology.

Art Nouveau was on the wane by the time Fred Davis arrived in Mexico City and after World War I gave way to more rational styles such as Art Deco. Still, a number of the famous designers of Mexican silver jewelry working in Taxco and other parts of Mexico during the 20th century (including Margot de Taxco and Los Castillo) were inspired by the elegance, sensuality, flamboyance of Art Nouveau and created magnificent pieces of jewelry reflecting the best attributes of Art Nouveau.

A few pieces of vintage Mexican silver jewelry in the Art Nouveau style are currently up for auction on eBay:

For more information about Art Nouveau, a good place to start is the Art Nouveau section of the Google Directory.

Art nouveau design in vintage Mexican silver jewelry originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on June 4, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/art-nouveau-design-in-vintage-mexican-silver-jewelry/feed/ 0 Margot de Taxco sterling silver enamel peasant earrings and pins http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/margot-de-taxco-sterling-silver-enamel-peasant-earrings-and-pins/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/margot-de-taxco-sterling-silver-enamel-peasant-earrings-and-pins/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:11:56 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=2019 If you love Margot de Taxco’s enamel jewelry (and if your budget permits!), take a look at these delightful earrings and pins offered by Top-rated eBay seller deja–voodoo:
margot-de-taxco-mexico-sterling-enamel-peasant-pins MARGOT DE TAXCO MEXICO STERLING ENAMEL PEASANT PINS
US $375.00
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margot-de-taxco-mexico-sterling-enamel-peasant-earrings MARGOT DE TAXCO MEXICO STERLING ENAMEL PEASANT EARRINGS
US $275.00
Auction Ends: Sunday Aug-15-2010 9:24:39 PDT
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Margot de Taxco sterling silver enamel peasant earrings and pins originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on June 3, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

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From the seller’s description:

Central to this piece is the Toreador ~ Bull Fighter with his beautifully adorned suit and red cape open and dancing in the air. Completing and balancing out the lariat necklace are two beautiful, arte deco style tabs at the base of each tie.

The Toreador measures 2 1/4″ long by 1 3/4″ wide. The tabs at the base are 1 1/8″ long (including the attachment mechanism.)

In beautiful vintage condition with original leather lariat. The lightest of enamel loss would seem to imply that the piece has been lovingly cared for and kept for many years with very little wearing. Heavy, original oxidation on the reverse. Fully and correctly hallmarked for Margot de Taxco’s work.

The same seller has another vintage silver and enamel piece by Margot de Taxco — a brooch featuring a bird sitting on a pine cone (this auction also ends May 25th). Margot fans will want to take a look:

Fab vintage Margot de Taxco enamel lariat bullfighter necklace originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on May 22, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

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Most-watched now: vintage Margot de Taxco Mexican silver jewelry originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on May 9, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/most-watched-now-vintage-margot-de-taxco-mexican-silver-jewelry/feed/ 0 What’s hot now: vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/whats-hot-now-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/whats-hot-now-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 02:00:03 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=1778 Vintage Mexican silver jewelry created by Margot de Taxco is drawing quite a few watchers on eBay right now. Below are the most-watched pieces, and you can see more jewelry by Margot de Taxco here.

What’s hot now: vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on May 2, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

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One of them is a sterling silver and gemstone bracelet by Adan Alvaredo, in the style of Matilde Eugenia Poulat (Matl), after 1978, Taxco. Alvarado made jewelry for Rancho Alegre in addition to making his own.

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Speaking of Poulat, another highly-watched auction is for a signed silver, turquoise and coral brooch by Matl. The detail on this pin is fantastic.

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A sterling silver and amethyst bracelet from Taxco, Mexico (1930s to mid-1940s) signed “RR” has also caught the eyes of many.

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Many fans of Ana Nunez de Brilanti, known as Victoria, are watching the auction for a sterling silver “angel” necklace, circa 1955.

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It’s not surprising that an unusual Margot det Taxco sterling silver belt with matching earrings has lots of watchers. The belt alone contains more than 6 ounces of silver.

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Vintage Mexican silver most-watched eBay auctions now originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on April 25, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/vintage-mexican-silver-most-watched-ebay-auctions-now/feed/ 0 A nice selection of vintage Mexican silver pins and brooches http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/a-nice-selection-of-vintage-mexican-silver-pins-and-brooches/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/a-nice-selection-of-vintage-mexican-silver-pins-and-brooches/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:23 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=1627 Here’s a nice selection of vintage Mexican silver pins and brooches by some of your favorite designers, including Sigi Pineda, Los Castillo, Carmen Beckmann, Victoria, Margot de Taxco, Popowski, and Maricela:

Many more vintage Mexican silver pins are up for auction here, while a number of them are offered on a fixed price or best offer basis here.

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A nice selection of vintage Mexican silver pins and brooches originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on April 21, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/a-nice-selection-of-vintage-mexican-silver-pins-and-brooches/feed/ 0 Recent eBay auction prices for vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/recent-ebay-auction-prices-for-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/recent-ebay-auction-prices-for-vintage-margot-de-taxco-jewelry/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:10:32 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=1532 A fantastic matching set necklace and earrings set, item#160418647046, realized US $1,225.99 (photograph below, by eBay seller yeahrighto):

Item #130379653631, another cornflower necklace – no matching earrings – sold for US $589.99. (photograph below, by eBay seller rontiquities):

US $1,213.00 won the lucky bidder item #250606930119, an unusual sterling silver and enamel snake necklace, while the bracelet sold separately for US $598.00 (photographs below by eBay seller miami-watches):

More sterling silver and enamel – a necklace, pendant/pin and earrings set – item #260578071319, did not meet the reserve price. The high bid was US$ 809.00. (photograph below by eBay seller anothergoodgirl)

Here are some of the auctions for vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry currently listed on eBay:

vintage-margot-de-taxco-sterling-enamel-bracelet Vintage MARGOT DE TAXCO Sterling Enamel Bracelet
US $749.99 (0 Bid)
Auction Ends: Friday Jul-30-2010 8:09:56 PDT
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margot-de-taxco-mexico-vintage-sterling-horse-tieclip MARGOT DE TAXCO MEXICO VINTAGE STERLING HORSE TIECLIP
US $145.00
Auction Ends: Friday Jul-30-2010 11:59:59 PDT
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-vintage-margot-de-taxco-silver-enamel-piggy-bank-pin Vintage Margot de Taxco Silver Enamel Piggy Bank Pin
US $195.00
Auction Ends: Friday Jul-30-2010 12:02:49 PDT
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margot-de-taxco-earrings-vintage-sterling-silver Margot de Taxco Earrings Vintage Sterling Silver
US $203.99
Auction Ends: Friday Jul-30-2010 17:13:45 PDT
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vintage-margot-de-taxco-sterling-brooch-pin-amethysts Vintage Margot de Taxco Sterling Brooch Pin Amethysts
US $249.99
Auction Ends: Monday Aug-02-2010 9:44:08 PDT
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vintage-margot-de-taxco-sterling-and-champleve-brooch Vintage Margot De Taxco Sterling And Champleve Brooch
US $49.99 (1 Bid)
Auction Ends: Monday Aug-02-2010 16:17:14 PDT
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vtg-margot-de-taxco-mexican-silver-sterling-enamel-pin VTG MARGOT DE TAXCO MEXICAN SILVER STERLING ENAMEL PIN
US $195.00
Auction Ends: Monday Aug-02-2010 19:07:57 PDT
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vintage-margot-de-taxco-sterling-snake-bracelet-earings VINTAGE MARGOT DE TAXCO STERLING SNAKE BRACELET EARINGS
US $625.00 (0 Bid)
Auction Ends: Tuesday Aug-03-2010 11:06:22 PDT
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vtg-margot-de-taxco-mexican-silver-sterling-deco-pin VTG MARGOT DE TAXCO MEXICAN SILVER STERLING DECO PIN
US $125.00
Auction Ends: Wednesday Aug-04-2010 2:03:56 PDT
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margot-de-taxco-vintage-mexico-mexican-silver-brooch MARGOT de TAXCO VINTAGE MEXICO MEXICAN SILVER BROOCH
US $25.50 (9 Bids)
Auction Ends: Wednesday Aug-04-2010 18:20:41 PDT
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Recent eBay auction prices for vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on April 11, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.

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