April 23, 2024
Vintage sterling Margot De Taxco enamel necklace #5880
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*Please read the entire description below!* Up for auction at NO RESERVE is a colorful vintage enamelled necklace by Margot De Taxco (Margot van Voorhies Carr). I could not find the year of her birth but I know she passed away in 1985. A little more about the artist: *Margot moved to Mexico City with friends from San Francisco in 1937. She was introduced to Antonio Castillo by Antonio's sister, Maria. Antonio and Margot married while Antonio was still working for William Spratling's Las Delicias . Margot would design jewelry for Antonio to produce. These pieces sold so well that Antonio left William Spratling and Las Delicias and opened LOS CASTILLO with Margot and his brothers. Margot and Antonio divorced after about 10 years and Margot opened MARGOT DE TAXCO in 1948. Margot consistently marked her jewelry with a design number and her silver and enamel pieces were numbered 5109 through 5922 * This necklace is signed Margot de Taxco and has an eagle 13 stamp as well as an inventory # of 5880. Condition: This piece overall is in nice vintage condition. I took lots of photos and have utilized the ZOOM option. Overall, the enamel is in nice vintage shape. However, I noticed the appearance of a few dents in 2 of the links when the light reflects it, but the enamel does not appear to be cracked or missing. I took 2 photos, one of
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