CLS Mexico Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver 925 BUTTERFLY Tray Circa 1950-1970

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

CLS Mexico Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver 925 BUTTERFLY Tray Circa 1950-1970:
$380.00

CLS Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver 925 BUTTERFLY Tray

Circa 1950-1970

Stamped on the underside \"CLS, Hecho en Mexico, Sterling, 925\" Eagle 1

Length - 10\"

Width - 8.5\"

Weight 337 grams or 10.83 Troy Oz

This silversmith was an active modernist, however there is no information about him. He shared Eagle 9 with Hector Aguilar, Juventino Lopez Reyes, Alfred Ortega and Valentin Vidaurreta.

Brief Background on Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver Holloware

The contribution of the Mexico City Silversmith to the modernist movement has been largely overlooked by the academic, dealer and collecting communities.
When WWII ended and the 1950’s began, the leading U.S. and European silver producers were largely industrialized. They were committed to mechanized die press production of silver holloware in order to lower labor cost, increase output and theoretically increase demand. This made them rigid and inflexible; dependent upon each design to generate a large volume of sales; which in turn shut the door on variety, spontaneity and creativity. They could not take the risk of aggressively leading their markets into modernism.
At the beginning of the 1950’s the Mexico City silversmith found himself in an enviable position. The Mexican economy, acting as a supplier to the allies and not directly involved in the conflict, was totally intact and had reaped great economic benefit from the war.
The Mexico City silversmith remained as he had been for centuries; a hand craftsman, flexible and able to express his innate creativity to produce unique designs and fill custom orders. He had the freedom to respond to modernism.
A radical departure from traditional colonial design, modernism found ready acceptance with the Mexico City silversmith and his Mexican clientele.
Mexico also became a destination for adventurous and artistically aware travelers from the United States and Europe who discovered they could select from a variety of modernist sterling silver holloware designed and hand made by accomplished Mexico City silversmiths. This was not an option available or affordable for them in the U.S. or Europe.
Due to its low volume handcraft nature there are no figures available on Mexican modernist silver holloware production and export. Unfortunately, a great deal of this art was destroyed in the worldwide silver melts of the 1980’s and 2010’s.
It is my hope that research will be done on these silversmiths and their work, and that their rightful place in the history of modernism will be brought to light.
The following is a list of Mexico City silversmiths who were the most prolific modernists. Many of them sold their pieces through retail outlets in Taxco and Mexico City. They also executed designs for the most prominent Taxco jewelry workshops:

CLS
RN
FABIAN
F SANCHEZ
LOUVRE
R SANCHEZ
MACIEL
SALVADOR DE LA SERNA
JOSE MARMOLEJO
TANE
GONZALO MORENO
A TORRES VEGA

Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

PAYMENT:

Please pay for sales within3 days. If payment is not received then the item will go to the next buyer

ADDITIONAL INFO:

I will add 8.125% tax for shipments to Texas

I strive for 5 STAR ratings and your satisfaction is very important to me. If you have any problems or concerns after you receive your item please contactme right away.

Thank you for looking.