long Matl Mexican silver turquoise "angel" Dangle Earrings

Made in the 1980s by members of Matilde Poulat's family who continued her legacy and kept crafting jewelry she had designed, this set of long, eye-catching dangle earrings consists of cruciform stationary elements off which dangle repousse sterling silver angels in a kneeling position, holding lit candles in their hands. Matilde used this figural motif in many versions of her jeweled cross pendants and brooches and in the years after her death, when the workshop was taken over by her long time pupil and nephew Ricardo Salas, it took on a new, bolder appearance as the set at hand aptly demonstrates. Very nicely crafted, with turquoise cabs of different hues and intense oxidation in the cross stations, the pair is both daring, playful and musical at the same time...

Size / Weight: 2 3/4" long by 1 1/8" wide; 20.9 grams (for the set)

Hallmarks / Date: "MS-12" and "Matl Mexico 925" etched in script as shown; 1980s

Condition: excellent vintage with nice patina, impressive proportions and no damage or repairs noted

Inv# 15837