Vintage Taxco Victoria Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti copper pin pendant

Victoria was the trade name used by Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti. She opened Plateria Victoria in Taxco (1940) and in the late 1950s opened a second Taxco shop named after her daughter Cony. Brilanti is thought to have introduced the married metals technique … Continue reading

Vintage Victoria Cony Brilanti jewelry and metalware

Victoria was the trade name of Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti, who opened a shop in Taxco, Plateria Victoria, in 1940, and another, Cony, in 1958. Brilanti was especially well-known for using the married metals technique, combining copper and silver. … Continue reading

Mexican Jewelry and Metal Art – a good book for your library

A number of books have been written about Mexican silver jewelry, but much less has been written about other metal objects created by the same famous designers. Los Castillo, Salvador Teran, Victoria, Miguel Martinez, Pineda, Bernice Goodspeed, and Estele Popowski … Continue reading