April 23, 2024
VTG MEXICAN BRASS TILE MOSAIC TRAY BY SALVADOR TERAN
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SALVADOR Amazing Mexican Mosaic & Brass Tray, Modernist Design. Old Taxco School , Signed, ca. 1952- 70. SALVADOR VACA TERAN left William Spratling’s Taller de Las Delicias in 1939 to work with his cousins at Los Castillo. While at Los Castillo, he was responsible for many of the early designs. Salvador designs, often abstract interpretations of Mexican cultural icons, are highly prized. In 1952, Teran moved to Mexico City where he helped start the shop, India Bonita: Plateria-Joyeria (at Av. Juarez 14). The shop was “stocked with work of some of the best designers, selling at just prices”. One of the designers whose work was carried at the shop was Isidro Garcia Pina. Salvador Teran’s mark is always in script. There are variations of the signature; one for use on sterling and the other for use on brass. His matched sets (i.e. earrings or cufflinks) may not be completely or identically marked. In some cases, only one item in a set will have any marks at all. It appears on the book: “The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks” by Bille Hougart. This beautiful tray is a hand-made piece which carries the tradition of years of work. It is known that the metalwork of Taxco is internationally recognized for its extraordinary artistic qualities. In all the workshops, metalsmith was almost entirely done by hand. An incredible
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