These beautiful vintage silver earrings are a Valentin Vidaurreta design of Taxco, Mexico. Valentin Vidurreta designed for both William Spratling and Hector Aguilar during the golden age of Taxco silver jewelry design. Valentin Vidaurreta frequently used a floral motif in his jewelry and was a noted orchid collector. This design may be viewed on page 74 of the book "Silver Masters of Mexico".
Details:
Earrings are 7/8 inches wide and 3/4 inches in height. Markings are "Silver Mexico". Weight for the pair is 0.4 ounces. The earrings have the original screwbacks. The earrings are composed of a silver content of sterling or higher. The earrings are in excellent vintage condition with no known problems and have original patina.
