🐝 Vintage Margot de Taxco Bumblebee Brooch Pair 🐝
From one of Taxco’s most celebrated designers, Margot de Taxco, comes this charming and highly collectible matched pair of sterling silver and enamel bumblebee brooches. Known for her imaginative designs and mastery of champlevé enamel, Margot’s work stands apart for its artistry, technical execution, and enduring appeal among collectors of midcentury Mexican silver.
Each bee is finely detailed with bright yellow and white enamel wings, black enamel bodies, and sterling silver frames, showcasing Margot’s ability to balance playfulness with elegance.
🔎 Details
Designer: Margot de Taxco (signed & numbered, backs marked)
Material: Sterling silver (tested & stamped) with enamel work
Weight: 13.1g combined
Dimensions: approx. 1.5" × 0.8" and 1.4" × 0.8"
Condition: One brooch shows very small enamel chips; the other is excellent. Both present beautifully and retain strong enamel color.
🌟 Collectibility
Margot de Taxco’s enamel animal brooches are among her most desirable designs, with collectors especially seeking insects and whimsical creatures. Pairs such as these are seldom seen together, making this set particularly special. Margot’s work is documented in Margot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelwork and continues to be treasured for its artistry, craftsmanship, and place in the story of 20th-century Mexican silver.
✨ A rare opportunity to acquire not just one, but a pair of iconic Margot bees—ideal for the serious collector or as heirloom-quality statement pieces.