MT058 Vintage Margot de Taxco sterling silver panel belt and matching earrings, circa 1950s
Origin: Taxco, Mexico
Dimensions:
     Belt – 28" wearable length x 1.88" wide; weight approximately 16 ounces
     Earrings - 1.88" H x 1.75" W; 24.7 gm
Condition: Excellent – Original belt intact and in perfect condition. Additional photos of belt available upon request.
Provenance: Original owner’s husband worked for Taca Airlines in the 1950’s and purchased set as gift while in Mexico. Set remained with original owner until passing to children via estate.
Price: $2,500.00

Margot's exquisite beaded shell design re-interprets Mayan iconography to spectacular effect, blending influences of colonial Spain with Art Nouveau. The shell was an important symbol in Mayan art and mathematics, symbolizing completion of one cycle and the start of a new cycle. Margot's repousse belt is a showstopper with fanlike scallop shells flanked by elegant beaded columns, curls and domes. Looks fabulous encircling the waist, and guaranteed to turn heads! The huge matching earrings are drop-dead-gorgeous. Workmanship to die for on all pieces. This is Margot at her best, in complete command of her art with a peerless design, rarely seen today, executed flawlessly as a stunning ensemble.