A group of Margot de Taxco silver and enamel jewelry
Margot Van Voorhies (1896-1985)
Circa 1955-1978; Taxco, Mexico
Each stamped: Margot de Taxco / Sterling / Made in Mexico / Eagle 16 / [Design number]
Five works in sterling silver designed by Margot Van Voorhies and comprising an enameled "Maya Profile" figure brooch/ pendant (No. 5404; 3.5i H x 2.5i W), an enameled Quetzalcoatl feathered serpent circular brooch/pendant (No. 5753; 2.625" Dia.), an "Aztec Warrior" pendant/brooch with detachable enameled chain (No. 5764; 20.5" L x 2.25" H), and a small brooch of a seated pre-Colombian figure (No. 5894; 1.875" H x 1.25" W) as well as a small "Wheat Sheaf" brooch (No. 5597A; 1.875" H x 1.875" W), 6 pieces

185.6 grams gross

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

Literature: One design illustrated: Gobi Stromberg et al., "Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda" (Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008), 101, pl 96.

These designs illustrated: Penny C Morrill, iMargot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelworki (Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2010), 6, pl. F-1 and 117, pl. VII-9 & VII-10.

Each in overall good condition with light tarnishing and scratches commensurate with age and use. Scattered enamel panels with faint abrasions. Aztec Warrior pendant/brooch with scattered minor crazing to enamel and missing pin to back. 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.