Enrique Ledesma Black Obsidian Earrings Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Vintage Mexican Jewelry

Enrique Ledesma
Taxco Mexico
Modernist Sterling Silver
Golden Sheen Black Obsidian

15/16th's of an inch by 7/8th's of an inch

Enrique Ledesma grew up working and 

learning in his father's jewelry shop in 

Mexico City. He studied painting and 

sculpture at the San Carlos Academy 

of Art. He apprenticed and worked at 

some important silver shops such as 

those of William Spratling, Hector 

Aguilar and Los Castillo.

In 1950 he opened his own shop, 

Plateria Ledesma, in Taxco.
He died in 1979.

He is well known for simple, elegant, 

modernist designs that achieve a 

flawless marriage of silver and stone, 

making the two mediums appear as one.

Castelan Mexican Sterling Silver and Enamel Combination Brooch/Pin-Pendant

Vintage Castelan Mexican Sterling Silver and Enamel
Combination Brooch/Pin-Pendant
Figural Eagle Bird Serpent Snake Quetzalcoatl
Probably 1940's - 1950's
Marked: Castelan 0.925 MEX STERLING

Measures 2 and 1/16 inches by 2 and 1/16 inches.

The inside diameter of the loop for hanging on

chain or necklace is 1/4th of an inch.

HallMarked: Castelan 0.925 MEX STERLING

The delineated  Eagle mark is only partially impressed, so

the number inside is illegible. According to The Little Book of Mexican

Silver Trade and Hallmarks: Hecho en Mexico By Bille Hougart, 2006,

Pages 37 and 38, the Eagle number should be 15 were it legible.

No one seems to know who Castelan was or is. The work is very much

like Margot De Taxco's designs. Number 15 was assigned to Los Castillo,

but there has never been any connection between the 2 discovered and

documented.

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Margot de Taxco Sterling Enamel Snake Bracelet #5554 Vintage Mexican Jewelry

Signed-Marked Margot de Taxco 5554
Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver Bracelet
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1940s William Spratling Silver and Copper Sun and Moon Faces Brooch and Earrings Set

Vintage 1940s William Spratling Mexican Jewelry 

Sterling Silver and Copper Sun and Moon Faces 

Brooch and Earrings Set

 The brooch measures 3 and 3/8th's inches long by 2 inches heighth.

The earrings measure 1 and 3/8th's inches long by 7/8th's inches heighth.

The brooch and each earring is marked twice. 

"Spratling Silver" in an oval and

"Spratling Made in Mexico" in a circle with 

William Spratling's 1940s "WS" logo in the center of the circle.

 Yes, the sun face on the left is gold tone and the sun face on the right is copper colored. 

In addition to the Spratling hallmarks, both earrings
 have the number '32' or maybe 'WS' hand scratched
 engraved into the metal on the back.
 (circled in yellow in picture above)

The straight pin on the back of the brooch should 
probably be replaced. It just barely engages in the clasp.
Scroll through the pictures below for a detailed look.