The article mentions Spratling’s association with the American company, Silson Inc. – he provided designs that were produced in Rhode Island and New York. I came across one such piece on Bonanzle, a sterling silver pin:

Photographs by Bonanzle member AuntVal

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William Spratling and the Taxco School, vintage Silson originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on March 5, 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