Artisan Erika Hult de Corral "Ric" Taxco Sterling Onyx Modernist Earrings 1980s

Artisan Erika Hult de Corral "Ric" Taxco Sterling Silver & Black Onyx Modernist Earrings Circa 1980's        Measurements: 1.6"L x 1.45"W x .3"Thick (4.06cm x 3.68cm x .76cm)Markings:  TC-206 Mexico 925 RicWeight: 30.1g Fantastic and substantial abstract modernist sterling silver and black Onyx earrings. They have recently been professionally polished and converted to pierced back/post back style with 925 stems and backs. Please excuse the lines or reflections, as they are shiny and hard to photograph.  Mannequin head is a life-size representation Erika Hult de Corral, known by her signature "Ric". She studied at the Paris affiliate of the New York's Parsons School of Design. She worked in Taxco both with Sigi Pineda and Enrique Ledesma before moving to Puerto Vallarta and opening her own shop in 1966. Most of her early pieces are stamped with Taxco's Eagle 3, indicating that her designs where executed by Taxco Silversmiths. Her work is very modern, reminiscent of Danish Modern wit