7.25" Miguel Meléndez Mid Century sterling and hardstone modernist bracelet

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7.25" Miguel Meléndez Mid Century sterling and hardstone modernist bracelet

Miguel Meléndez (???? – ????) For several years, it may … Read more 7.25" Miguel Meléndez Mid Century sterling and hardstone modernist bracelet

Miguel Meléndez (???? – ????) For several years, it may have been the only game in town, but it remains astounding how many noted silversmiths refined their art in Taxco’s Los Castillo workshop. A photograph taken in 1942 depicts the silversmiths who were with Los Castillo in the early years.

Elpidio Morales is in the back, next to him is Antonio Castillo; Leopoldo Betancourt is on the other side with a raised hammer; clockwise around the table are Jorge Castillo (front left,} Miguel Meléndez, Roberto Abilez, Enrique Urilee, Carlos Mejía (center back,) El Nito, Macedonio Martínez, Bertín Juárez, Enrique Betancourt, and Angel Rodríguez (front right.) See less