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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 347019, member: 2844&quot;]I don&#039;t think so either, it would have been clearly marked, and Spratling didn&#039;t do many hammered pieces.</p><p>I just referred to Spratling for the style, because he introduced the use of Maya designs to Mexican jewellery making. I have looked through the holes to see the back of the silver, but can&#039;t find a mark anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>As yet I don&#039;t know for sure it is Mexican, those Dutch Art Nouveau/Symbolist and Art Deco designers made some very imaginative things, often inspired by Javanese/Indonesian art.</p><p>I even thought of Baltic symbolism. In the late 19th and early 20th century ancient Baltic culture became extremely important for the Baltic nations in their attempts to free themselves from Russian culture. And they had very good silversmiths. Haven&#039;t found anything like this in Baltic designs, though.</p><p>I just don&#039;t know yet, I&#039;m still open to ideas. The Mexican one sounds plausible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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