Mexican Modernist Earrings with a Saucy Swing

These Mexican Modernist earrings are amazing. Curling silver drops depend from silver discs. Bold and graphic with a saucy swing. The earrings are screw backs, as was fashionable at the time. The screws have a fascinating mechanical construction that allows you to adjust the pressure on your ear lobe. The back is signed Taxco and Sterling.  These earrings date from the 1940s, a high point in silver jewelry design in Mexico. The Mexican city of Taxco attracted many European jewelry artists fleeing the war. The main attraction for the designers and studio jewelers was the locally mined supply of materials, silver and semi precious gems were abundant and affordable. Details.....The earrings measure 2.49" long and 0.79" wide. In Excellent Vintage condition. You should expect some wear on all vintage and antique jewels, we consider it part of its charm.