Rare Mid Century sterling silver and robins egg blue champleve enamel "Papyrus" necklace that was hand wrought in Taxco, Mexico, by Margot Van Voorhies Carr of Margot de Taxco. Margot moved to Mexico City with friends from San Francisco in 1937. She was introduced to Antonio Castillo by Antonio's sister, Maria. Antonio and Margot married while Antonio was still working for William Spratling's Las Delicias . Margot would design jewelry that Antonio would produce at night. These pieces sold so well that Antonio left William Spratling and Las Delicias and opened Los Castillo with Margot and his brothers. Margot and Antonio divorced after about 10 years and Margot opened Margot de Taxco in 1948. Weight approximately 50 grams. 15" long with 1 1/4" drop. REF: Penncy C. Morrill, Margot Van Voorhies, The Art of Mexican Enamelwork, page 145. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Collection

small loss to enamel one bar and corner of one leaf