$360
Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti (Mexican, c. 1910-1999) Jewelry Suite Sterling silver Plateria Victoria, Taxco, Mexico, marks c. 1948-1958 The necklace, bracelet and earrings in the Double Angel design (#53) executed in shadow box cutout plaques alternating with spherical motifs, the necklace with slide-form clasp and later silver chain link added for length, the bracelet with hidden slide-form clasp and safety chain, the earrings with screw-back findings; all three hallmarked 53, Victoria Taxco Mexico, sterling, eagle mark 12, lg. necklace 17 1/4, wd. 15/16, bracelet approx. 7, wd. 15/16, earrings 1 in., approx. 8 troy oz. total. For similar examples of the necklace and bracelet see Morrill, Penny C. and Carole A. Berk, Mexican Silver: Modern Handwrought Jewelry and Metalwork . Schiffer Book for Collectors, p. 126, plate IX-20.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-12-15
