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Masterworks

Defining Works of the Mexican Silver Renaissance

Taxco became one of the great laboratories of twentieth-century design. Its artists transformed ancient Mexican forms, modernist ideas, and centuries of metalworking knowledge into a new language, written in silver.

Masterworks brings together the objects that best define that achievement: works of exceptional originality, influence, technical ambition, and artistic force.

These are the works that show Taxco’s place in the history of modern art and design.

103 masterworks in the catalog

William Spratling
Tree of Life Brooch
Tree of Life
William Spratling
Amethyst Frog Bracelet
Amethyst Frog
William Spratling
Quetzalcoatl Brooch
Quetzalcóatl
William Spratling
Jaguar Necklace
William Spratling
Northstar Necklace
Ana Núñez Brilanti (Victoria de Taxco)
Bowl with Pre-Columbian Mask, Model No. 109
Los Castillo
Pair of Feather Gauntlet Bracelets
William Spratling
Champagne Goblet with Spiral Stem
Antonio Pineda
Domed Silver Cuff with Amethyst Cabochon in Shadow Box
Salvador Terán
Atom Starburst Necklace, Design No. 156
William Spratling
Conquistador Arrow Point Bracelet
William Spratling
Azur-Malachite Tassel Necklace
William Spratling
Vindobonensis Bracelet
William Spratling
Carved Amethyst Pill Box Necklace
Antonio Pineda
Pair of Square-Column Candlesticks
Los Castillo
Glyph Bracelet, Design No. 152
William Spratling
Azur Malachite Ring
Héctor Aguilar
Maguey Bracelet
Salvador Terán
Necklace, Design No. 162
William Spratling
Amethyst Aztec Sunburst Bracelet
Héctor Aguilar
Feather Necklace
Ana Núñez Brilanti (Victoria de Taxco)
Fan Necklace
Margot de Taxco
Cornflower Clamper Cuff
William Spratling
Flowing Ribbons Necklace
William Spratling
Mayan Jade God Mask Ring
Antonio Pineda
Onyx Crescent Bib Necklace
William Spratling
Tulip Amethyst Cuff
Antonio Pineda
Amethyst and Silver Link Bracelet
Antonio Pineda
Sculptural Fish Skeleton Necklace
William Spratling
Frog Salt Spoon
Los Castillo
Parrot-Handled Pitcher with Stone Mosaic
MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Red Coral Necklace
Antonio Pineda
Roof-Tile Amethyst and Silver Necklace
William Spratling
Zig Zag Bracelet with Amethysts
William Spratling
Tortoise Shell Box
William Spratling
Amethyst Incised Cuff Bracelet
William Spratling
Large Silver Brooch with Aztec Motifs
William Spratling
Nautilus Bowl
William Spratling
"Lorenzo" Parrot Brooch
William Spratling
Silver Jaguar Brooch
Salvador Terán
Sun and Moon Pendant
Ana Núñez Brilanti (Victoria de Taxco)
Stepped Geometric Necklace, Model No. 79
William Spratling
Mask Cuff Bracelet
William Spratling
Jaguar Coffee and Tea Service
Héctor Aguilar
Six Spheres Necklace
William Spratling
Brooch with Obsidian and Sterling
Antonio Pineda
Matchstick Bracelet with Obsidian Tips
Enrique Ledesma
Obsidian Choker Collar
Antonio Pineda
Zig Zag Chevron Necklace
MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Rectangular Amethyst Ring with Turquoise Accents
Los Castillo
Double-Swirl Necklace, Design No. 262
Margot de Taxco
Serpent Necklace, Design No. 5554
Antonio Pineda
Onyx-Inlaid Fringe Collar Necklace
Fred Davis
Amethyst Link Necklace
Antonio Pineda
Trapezoid-Panel Moonstone Necklace
William Spratling
Disco Highball Goblet
Antonio Pineda
Chevron-Panel Bracelet, Design No. ZZ645
William Spratling
Aztec Duck Spoon
William Spratling
Tortoise Shell Jaguar Brooch
William Spratling
Tortoise Shell Arrow Necklace
William Spratling
Braided Silver and Copper Cuff Bracelet
William Spratling
Conquistador Mosaic Necklace
Antonio Pineda
Arched Amethyst Teardrop Necklace
Antonio Pineda
Amethyst Gladiator Cuff
Antonio Pineda
Roof-Tile Amethyst and Silver Bracelet
William Spratling
Aztec Butterfly Bell
William Spratling
Ornate Ebony and Silver Candelabra
William Spratling
Azurmalachite Zig-Zag Cuff
William Spratling
Alaska North Star Necklace
William Spratling
Silver Clouds Necklace
William Spratling
Pre-Columbian Greenstone Bird Brooch/Pendant
Héctor Aguilar
New Maguey Necklace
Héctor Aguilar
Armadillo Necklace
William Spratling
Azur-Malachite Arrow Brooch
William Spratling
Tiered Azur Malachite Bracelet
William Spratling
Turquoise Aztec Sunburst Necklace
William Spratling
Aztec Double Serpents Box
William Spratling
Silver Hummingbird Necklace
William Spratling
Jaguar Brooch
William Spratling
Heavy Silver Large Link Bracelet
William Spratling
Large River of Life Cuff Bracelet
MATL (Matilde Poulat)
Shield Ring with Amethyst
William Spratling
Cholula Bracelet
William Spratling
Croissant Necklace
William Spratling
Cuff Bracelet with Azur Malachite Matrix
Antonio Pineda
Bracelet with Rectangular Onyx Cabochons
Antonio Pineda
Sculptural Fish Skeleton Cuff Bracelet
Antonio Pineda
Sculptural Silver and Garnet Cuff Bracelet
William Spratling
Helena Rubinstein Necklace
William Spratling
Obsidian Hummingbird Pendant Necklace
William Spratling
Azur Malachite Arrow Necklace
William Spratling
Obsidian and Silver Arrow Necklace
William Spratling
V Pendant Necklace
William Spratling
Twin Serpents Necklace
William Spratling
“Pretzel” Tortoise Shell Necklace
William Spratling
Large Silver Bowl with Six Amethysts
William Spratling
Ball Studded Cocktail Goblet
William Spratling
Silver Jaguar Ashtray
Héctor Aguilar
Shield Link Necklace with Turquoise Cabochons
William Spratling
Zig Zag Bracelet with Azur Malachite
Los Castillo
Aztec Warrior Box with Metales Casados and Stone Mosaic, Design No. 931
Sigi Pineda
Sterling Collar Necklace
William Spratling
Hexagon Amethyst Pendant

A working catalog, not a finished one

Records are open to correction. Sources are cited. Attribution grades describe what we can and cannot defend. If you have a piece that belongs here, or if a record on this site is wrong, we want to know.