Vintage Mexican Silver » vintage Mexican silver pin brooch http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog for those who love vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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.Tweet This

]]> http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/famous-designers-mexican-silver/a-nice-selection-of-vintage-mexican-silver-pins-and-brooches/feed/ 0 Charming vintage Mexican silver perfume bottle/pin in March 13th auction http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/auctions/charming-vintage-mexican-silver-perfume-bottlepin-in-march-13th-auction/ http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/auctions/charming-vintage-mexican-silver-perfume-bottlepin-in-march-13th-auction/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:08:43 +0000 I love vintage Mexican silver http://www.vintage-mexican-silver.com/Blog/?p=1185 The image of a man wearing a sombrero that shields his face is iconic and so evocative of times past. In this instance, the hombre is a perfume bottle (unscrew the sombrero and you should find the applicator) mounted as a pin – note the amethyst on the sombrero - and will be sold at auction on March 13th as Lot # 304 by Eldred’s Auction Gallery.


Photograph: Eldred’s Auction Gallery

The description of the lot is short on details:

MEXICAN STERLING SILVER PERFUME BOTTLE in the form of a sleeping man wearing a sombrero with amethyst. Bottle mounted as a pin. Height 1½.” CONDITION: Undamaged.

The minimum bid is $10, and the estimate is $25.00 to $50.00.  To learn more or bid, visit Eldred’s Auction Gallery or Artfact.

At the moment you probably can’t find many of these pins – at least, not online today.  A similar one is available through Openslate Collectibles, a shop on Ruby Lane.  Take a look.

Charming vintage Mexican silver perfume bottle/pin in March 13th auction originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on February 27, 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.Tweet This

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