This magnificent vintage sterling repousse parure was made by Alfredo Villasana who was one of the acknowledged silver masters from the golden age of Taxco. Villasana worked for Spratling, Aguilar and Margot as well as himself. His repousse work is exquisite and rarely seen in a parure set. This set is post 1948 and most likely from the 1950’s. The necklace and bracelet may be worn separately or combined for a longer necklace.
Details:
Necklace is 15 5/8 inches long and 7/8 inches wide. Weight is 3.2 ounces. Markings are “Eagle 3 Villasana Sterling 925 Hecho En Mexico Taxco AV”. Condition is excellent vintage with no known problems.
Bracelet is 7 1/8 inches long and 7/8 inches wide. Weight is 1.5 ounces. Markings are “Eagle 3 Villasana Sterling 925 Hecho En Mexico Taxco AV”. Condition is excellent vintage with no known problems.
The necklace and bracelet are 22 3/4 inches long when worn as a long necklace.
Earrings are 7/8 inches long and 1 inch wide. Weight for the pair together is 0.4 ounces. Markings are “Villasana 925 Sterling 925 Hecho En Mexico Taxco AV”. The earrings have original screwbacks and the markings are covered partially by the screwback.
All pieces of the parure retain patina in the crevices and have been hand polished with a silver cloth and not buffed.
