ST003 Vintage Salvador Teran ‘Taller’ early mark sterling silver and stone necklace and earrings; circa-1952 to 1955
Origin: Taxco, Mexico
Dimensions:
     Necklace – 14.5" (comfortable if you can wear 15-inch necklace);
     Pendant – 2.63" N/S x 2.38" E/W; stone approximately
       .75" diameter; 99.5 gm total
     Screwback earrings - 1.38" x 1.25"; stone approximately .5" x .25";
       13.7 gm
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Consignment
Price: SOLD

Smashing 1950’s “atomic” necklace and earrings by Salvador made at the beginning of a decade mark by darkly interconnected themes of war, capitalism and fashion, a zeitgeist explored by beat poet Alan Ginsberg’s Howl. Salvador's quirky take is lighter in spirit, capturing the zany style of a decade that ushered in pencil skirts, spangled cats-eye glasses, cars with enormous tail fins, the bikini, Elvis and rock-n-roll. A huge Salvador atomic pendant, set with either azurite, dangles provocatively amid bristling spear-like forms suspended dramatically at the base of the throat; huge matching earrings explode with unearthly brilliance at the ears. This spectacular suite never fails to provoke a powerful and fascinated response among all beholders.