Taxco
A Pair of Earrings Stamped "Taxco." Photo Courtesy of Lang Antiques ...
TAXCO
Taxco is a town in the State of Guerrero in Mexico that is famous for its silver jewelry production. The American silversmith William Spratling, set up shop in Taxco in 1929, and many other silversmiths followed.
Taxco: (TAHKS' coh) The center of silversmithing in Mexico. Silver produced there up until about 1970 is considered collectible.
Taxco
(TAHKS' coh) The small town in Mexico where William Spratling, an American set up his workshop in 1929. Many other silversmiths eventually set up shop here making Taxco the center of silversmithing in Mexico.
Taxco - This is a town in Mexico famous for its sterling silver jewelry. Taxco sterling jewelry is highly collectible.
Taxco Mexican Sterling Barrette
Basalt: A dark glassy fine grained volcanic rock.
Base Metal: Non-precious metals such as steel, zinc, lead, tin and copper. Used as the core for plating.
1.) Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
2.) Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
3.) Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
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The pins on this page were
made in Taxco, Mexico and are
the last we have from a large lot
purchased in the late 1980's
to early 1990's.
including their duettes, sterling pieces, and many intricate older pieces (especially those marked Corocraft (some with a winged horse logo) and Coro Silver Made in Mexico). William Spratling, Hector Aguilar and other silversmiths of Taxco, Mexico, ...
It is not known which Mexican artisans assisted in the production of his jewelry during this time, but it may have been someone in Mexico City, rather than Taxco.
 See also: Silver, Jewel, Jewelry, Rough, Color
  
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