A group of Margot de Taxco silver and enamel jewelry
Margot Van Voorhies (1896-1985)
Circa 1948-1978; Taxco, Mexico
Each stamped: Margot de Taxco / Sterling / Made in Mexico / Eagle 16 / [Design number]
Designed by Margot Van Voorhies and comprising a group of dance-themed jewelry including four enamel brooches including a masquerade-themed chatelaine brooch with a mask (No.2445) and a fan (No. 5443), a pair of dancers in blue (No. 5421) and a pair of dancers in yellow (No. 5420), as well as a sterling silver Flamenco dancer brooch (No. 5218), and four sterling silver ballerina brooches in two sizes (All no. 5200) and a matching pair of ballerina earrings, 11 pieces

Largest: 3" H x 1.5" W; smallest: 1.375" H
122.7 grams gross

Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh

Literature: Some designs illustrated: Penny C Morrill, iMargot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelworki (Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2010), 72, pl. II-12 & II-13.

Each in overall good condition with light tarnishing and scratches commensurate with age and use. Yellow enamel dancer with a few faint areas of crazing and minor areas of loss to the white enamel arms. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.