It has been a challenging adventure, learning a lot about Mexican history & art. 1960, Mexican) Lot 135 Prev Lot Next Lot About Seller John Moran Auctioneers 145 East Walnut Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016 United States John Moran Auctioneers is a family-owned and operated company, and market leader and trendsetter in sales of California and American art. We work with them to not only develop new designs but to also recreate and re-envision classic traditional pieces inspired by pre-Hispanic folk art as well as the revolutionaries of Taxco silver design including William Spratling, Margot de Taxco and Matilde Poulat. We have now lived in México for 4 years and travel frequently to Taxco, less than 6 hours away, to meet with our artists and discover new authentic Taxco treasures to share with our customers all over the world. The history of Mexican copper is as rich as the Taxco silver tradition and we are excited to add the gorgeous warmth and texture of these pieces to our collection. We recently also introduced pieces made with Mexican copper to our line. And of course, an extra benefit was moving back to Sara’s hometown so that her mother could make her amazing enchiladas for us whenever we want!
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But as our sales increased, our inventory suffered as we struggled more and more to find quality Mexican jewelry in the Pacific Northwest.īut once we transitioned to exclusively selling online - and we were making enough sales for Andrew to quit his job and work on our business full time - it made perfect sense for us to relocate to México where we could be close to the artisans, pick and choose our favorite pieces, commission custom work and enjoy all of the other amazing opportunities and experiences the Mexican culture has to offer. Once we went online, we were able to reach a lot more people who appreciated the exceptional craftmanship and beauty of Mexican silver work. We began researching great Mexican silver artisans, the complicated world of silver hallmarks and looking for new Mexican artists to add to our collection.Ī fellow flea market vendor gave us the invaluable advice to start selling our jewelry on eBay. Our interest in the history and the design of jewelry grew in tandem with the success of our business. Once those pieces sold out - often after just one weekend! - we scoured estate sales, thrift shops and classified ads to find more Mexican silver pieces to clean, restore and sell. Each trip she would bring a few extra pieces and we began to sell them at a local flea market. Our friends would ask her to bring back pieces for them to buy whenever she returned to her hometown of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, México, to visit her family. Pieces from the show are still available to shop via the link below.While living in Portland, Oregon, we began to notice that the vintage Mexican jewelry Sara often wore was becoming more and more popular. On June 18th, to kick-off Open Book, we hosted a special discussion on Surrealism in Mexican Jewelry and Art between Penny Morrill, Christina De León, Associate Curator of Latino Design at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian, Design Museum, and Mary-Anne Martin, renowned expert on Latin American Art and founder of Mary-Anne Martin|Fine Art in NYC. Other works on view included a rare William Spratling necklace of wooden hands, surreal works by Hubert Harmon, and pre-Columbian inspired pieces by Annette Nancarrow. A selection of brooches by Anna Morelli, a Surrealist poet and jeweler who collaborated on stunning tumbaga pieces with other artists at the time, conversed with a contemporary necklace made of goat leather and gold leaf by Francisco Toledo. Early pieces by Matilde Poulat, whose intricate and elegant folkloric work from the 1930s through the 1950s was prized by Frida Kahlo and many Hollywood luminaries was showcased alongside a Poulat-inspired Chanel necklace from 1937. The exhibition featured a range of works, many straight from the pages of Dreaming in Silver, with an emphasis on artists and jewelers with stories that are lesser-known. This summer, TJL took a deep dive into the vibrant artistic world of Penny Morrill’s new book Dreaming in Silver, a dual-language English/Spanish treatise on vintage and contemporary Mexican jewelry, with an exhibition and sale of pieces, a lecture and demonstration on the Mexican silver technique of repoussé at Brooklyn Metalworks, and a “what’s in your jewelry box?” show-and-storytelling evening with the author.
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