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WILLIAM SPRATLING, founder of the Mexican Silver Art Jewelry tradition

WILLIAM SPRATLING

STERLING SILVER AZTEC MOTIFS BRACELET

1st period, extra heavy weight, 1940 - 1946

Signed : "WS" print circle mark, his primary mark used from 1940 to 1946; "STERLING"

Weight : 4.14 troy ounce, silver pin on chain closure

Provenance : property from a life-long collection, a bequest to the MOAA Scholarship Fund

# moaa 17011............................................................ $ 1,600

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Spratling decided in 1931 to reestablish a silver industry in Taxco. 

Spratling decided in 1931 to reestablish a silver industry in Taxco. 

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An aesthetic vocabulary based on Pre-Columbian Art

An aesthetic vocabulary based on Pre-Columbian Art

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Spratling began designing works in silver based primarily on pre-Columbian and traditional motifs

Spratling began designing works in silver based primarily on pre-Columbian and traditional motifs

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Because of his influence on the silver design industry in Mexico, Spratling has been called the "Father of Mexican Silver

Because of his influence on the silver design industry in Mexico, Spratling has been called the "Father of Mexican Silver

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His work gave Mexican artisans the freedom to create designs in non-European forms.

His work gave Mexican artisans the freedom to create designs in non-European forms.

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