MIGUEL MELENDEZ (signed) GRAPE CLUSTER, LEAF & TENDRILS brooch

MIGUEL MELENDEZ (signed) GRAPE CLUSTER & LEAF brooch, Sterling Silver, Taxco, Mexico, circa 1950's

Miguel Melendez '(signed by his distinctive "m TAXCO" mark) apprenticed at Spratling's Taller de las Delicias before joining, in the early 1940's Los Castillo, and later, Margot de Taxco. This piece has his independent mark of the 1950s

Heavy & Sculptural, size, 2"x 1-7/8" x 1"deep, wt., .659 oz (20.5g)


ldn S 26001 ....................................................... $ 275.