Vintage Spratling sterling silver footed salt. Photograph: Crescent City Auction Gallery

Lot 283. Auctioneer’s description: William Spratling (1901-1967), Sterling Footed Salt, on a triangular rosewood base, H.- 1 in., Dia.- 2 5/8 in. Estimated Price: 150-300

At the same auction, you’ll find this vintage sterling silver and malachite necklace from Taxco:

Vintage Taxco sterling silver & malachite necklace. Photograph: Crescent City Auction Gallery

Lot 285. Auctioneer’s description: Mexican .970 Sterling and Malachite Link Necklace, 20th c., with shaped, pierced elongated links, the five central links mounted with oval cabochon malachite stones, signed “Antonio, Taxco.” Estimated Price: 150-250

Get all the auction details from Crescent City Auction Gallery here.

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Vintage William Spratling Mexican silver candlesticks. Photograph: Heritage Auctions

Bidding has already begun for this pair of Spratling silver candlesticks, which will be sold on September 26th. Here is information from the auctioneer’s description:

A PAIR OF SPRATLING MEXICAN SILVER CANDLE STICKS
William Spratling, Taxco, Mexico, circa 1950
Marks: WILLIAM SPRATLING TAXCO MEXICO (centering) 925 WS (script), (eagle 30)
4-1/2 inches high (11.4 cm)
12.8 troy ounces
The pair of silver candle sticks with twisted open work stems supporting the candle holder. Estimate: $1,200 – $1,800.
Condition Report: upper lip on both slight out of round, surface scratches commesurate with age, otherwise good condition

More details at Heritage Auctions.

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But not to fear. Here are some of the buttons that have survived:

Vintage Mexican silver buttons from Taxco still survive originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on August 11, 2011. 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

Included are more than 130 works by 93 artists from 25 countries. The exhibit focuses on three themes: addressing the region’s past through work completed in the last half of the twentieth century, investigating the fusion of ethnic influences in the area, and delving into the continent’s ever-changing socio-political issues.

Artists such as Enrique Ledesma and William Spratling are among those who exemplify the work that helped shape the path of contemporary jewelry in Latin America and served as inspiration to later generations of jewelry artists.

The oldest piece on display is “Croissant” (1940), a silver necklace with a large rosewood pendant by William Spratling, who is credited with reviving the ancient silver craft in the Mexican mining town of Taxco. Spratling inspired generations of Mexican jewelers to create jewelry in non-European forms with a well-defined national identity. In contrast are the more contemporary pieces such as “Collar para el Coleccionista” (2009) by Costa Rican artist Julieta Odio.

The exhibit runs through October 16 at Bellevue Arts Museum. For information: (425) 519-0770 or www.bellevuearts.org.

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William Spratling made 6 or 7 different wall plaques and this is one of them. It features a finely detailed sterling silver head of a Mayan. The head is mounted on a wooden frame by a pin, to give a greater feeling of depth and perspective. The wooden frame retains its original black outer rim and its light blue central area. The original owner (who apparently purchased this directly from Spratling in Taxco) put his name on a piece of paper on the back).

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Or click here see other interesting vintage William Spratling silver items offered by the same seller.

William Spratling vintage wall plaque originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on May 15, 2011. 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

Spratling Mexico Olympic Box – Before he died in 1967, William Spratling designed a box honoring the Mexico City Olympics that were to occur in 1968.

Spratling Mexico Olympic Box. Photograph: Leah Gordon 1stdibs

Sterling Silver Miniature Trunk by Fred Davis – Circa 1930, 20 oz.,6 1/2 inches long by 4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches high.

Circa 1930 Sterling Silver Trunk by Fred Davis. Photograph: Lauren Stanley Silver 1stdibs

Salvador Teran Mosiac Box – Mexico 1950s Mosaic Tile and Brass Handwrought Box. Series 415. 1.75 in. X 6 in. X 8.38 in.

Vintage Salvador Teran Mosaic Box. Photograph: Downtown, 1st dibs

Beautiful vintage boxes by Davis, Spratling, and Teran originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on February 1, 2011. 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

See larger image Spratling Silver: A Field Guide : Recognizing a William Spratling Treasure (Paperback) By (author) Phyllis M. Goddard List Price: $39.95 USD New From: $44.95 In Stock Used from: $44.94 In Stock

Spratling looks great on qwiki! originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on January 29, 2011. 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

While silver might be the first metal that comes to mind for many when they think about William Spratling, The History of Spratling Silver (spratlingsilver.com) reminds us that Spratling worked in a variety of media, including tin:

New information suggests that, contrary to Spratling’s account in his autobiography, File on Spratling, his silver designs were not the major offering in his earliest shop, La Aduana. (Throughout his life, Spratling had financial crises, and at this period, in 1931, his need to create income to cover his minimal living expenses was serious.) La Aduana opened June 27, 1931 and initially the main focus was probably tin ware, copper, weavings and furniture, and to a slighly lesser extent, silver – all designed by Spratling. Silver jewelry and silver objects designed by Spratling became the primary focus of his shop by 1933. The shop, with its weavers, copper and tin smiths and silversmiths, Spratling later said, was “a four ring circus.

If you’d like to see some examples of tin items by Spratling, a database search at spratlingsilver.com yields more than 20 results, including a number of candlelabra and candlesticks.  Tin candlelabra by Spratling does reach the market from time to time, and the pair shown in the photograph above are available now at the eBay store of New York’s Lauren Stanley. From the seller’s description:

Being offered is a fine pair of circa 1940 tin candelabra by William Spratling, of Taxco, Mexico, of cut tin at each side of a central column, with chasing and engraving in a floral motif and splayed at base. Dimensions: 9 inches tall by 7 inches wide. No monogram. Marked as illustrated in photo. In excellent condition.

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Included in this reproduction catalog are bracelets, necklaces, rings, cufflinks, and other jewelry; desk accessories; tea and coffee sets; pitchers; flatware and tableware; bowls and trays; a variety of boxes; candlesticks; goblets and tumblers, and much more. Here is how the seller describes the catalog:

We have digitally reproduced our original 1962 29-page catalog at an extremely high resolution, printed the pages on a heavy gloss stock, and bound it between heavy clear covers with a silvery coil. This is not a photocopy – our methods allow us to retain an unusual image clarity and depth of detail. Colors, if any, are daylight-corrected. Some of our fine reproduction catalogs are already in museum research collections.

This reproduction catalog is meant to be a permanent reference. Its true spiral binding, unlike a comb binding, allows this book to remain unharmed when left open at the desired place. The front and back covers are printed on heavy marbled cover stock, protected by sturdy clear vinyl outer covers.

If you’re interested, click on any of the links below:

1962 Spratling Taxco Silver Catalog Pricelist US $22.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Mar-04-2012 20:54:37 PST   | Watch this Item

Another one for your vintage Mexican silver library originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on October 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.Tweet This

You might also like to add this book to your library:

See larger image File on Spratling;: An autobiography (Hardcover) By (author) William Spratling Used from: $37.00 In Stock

William Spratling – another article for your vintage Mexican silver library originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on September 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.Tweet This