William Spratling Iconic Sterling Silver & Amethyst Owl Pin 1948

Stunning 1940s Spratling Brooch. Large Amethyst Center Cabochon. Hallmarked on the back dating this to the 1940s. This is a stunning piece of the prized silversmith's work. This is o...

A William Spratling Sterling silver Brooch .1933-1939 and 1940-1946, First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped for William Spratling; Others ...

A William Spratling Sterling silver Brooch .1933-1939 and 1940-1946, First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico stamped for William Spratling; Others variously stamped: Taxco / 980 / Made in Mexico / Silver / Mexico Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh William Spratling, (born Sept. 22, 1900, Sonyea, N.Y., U.S.A”died Aug. 8, 1967, near Taxco, Mex.), American designer and architect, who spent more than 30 years in Mexico developing and promoting the silvercraft that made the city of Taxco famous.A graduate of the New York Fine Arts Institute and Auburn University, in Alabama (where he studied architecture), Spratling taught art and architecture at Tulane University, New Orleans, La., for eight years before going to Mexico in 1927. For two years he taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City (1927â€â€œ29) and then settled in Taxco, an old silver town (founded in 1528) that had long been in decay. He befriended silver artisans from all over Mexico and began the design of silver jewelry, artwork, tableware, and tea sets, opening his first taller, or workshop, on the Calle Las Delicias in 1933. After World War II his workshop went bankrupt, but he continued his work from a nearby ranch. His example inspired the founding of hundreds of competing workshops.Over the years Spratling also collected archaeological pieces...

Fantastic William Spratling "Lorenzo" sterling silver and amethyst brooch! The brooch features a stylized parrot profile set with a large cabochon amethyst. It is a substantial piece...

A fine William Spratling brooch or pin. In the shape of a stylized conch shell supported by a dark green disc. Comprised of sterling silver and a smooth polished dark green gemston...

William Spratling Rare early sterling silver wood design artisan brooch c 1940 The unique artisan brooch is designed with coiled bands of sterling silver The center is adorned with ...