RARE Margot De Taxco Egyptian Cleopatra Enamel Sterling Pendant/Brooch, #5242
Amazing Margot De Taxco Egyptian Style brooch/pendant combination piece. This is a Champleve enamel piece, highly sought after design #5242 Egyptian face. The colors are rich, the piece is beautiful and dimensional. The woman is wearing a headdress with feathers and a bird, it is accented with 3 small chains and raised accented dots. The colors are rich yellow, orange, turquoise, aqua, and black. Champlevé enamel is created with indented areas that are carved or cast into the metal and then filled with the enamel. After the enamel has been fired, the object is then filed and polished, leaving the non-indented areas without enamel. The name Champlevé comes from the French word meaning'raised field'. HALLMARKS/SIGNED: Margot De Taxco, Made in Mexico, Sterling, 16 eagle.
MEASUREMENTS: 3" L x 2 7/8" W. CONDITION: Very good pre-owned vintage.
Surface wear and scratches appropriate to the age of the piece. Monitors & screens may render colors differently. Thank you for visiting Papillon Vintage Shop. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Brooches & Pins".
The seller is "panache111" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Base Metal: Sterling Silver
- Wholesale: No
- Department: Unisex Adult
- Main Stone Color: No stones
- Handmade: Yes
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Item Length: 3 inches
- Occasion: All occassions
- Vintage: Yes
- Era: Retro (1935-1950)
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
- Material: Enamel, Sterling Silver and enamel
- Year Manufactured: 1940-1949
- Customized: No
- Jewelry Department: Fine
- Brand: Margot De Taxco
- Country of Origin: Mexico
- Antique: No
- Color: Multicolor
- Signed: Yes
- Type: Brooch/Pendant combination
- Original/Reproduction: Original