WILLIAM SPRATLING JAGUAR SILVER BROOCH

Maker and Designer: , , Mexico

Material: Sterling Silver, Amethyst

Markings / Hallmarks: Spratling mark used from 1940 to 1944 and SPRATLING SILVER mark

Reference: Spratling Silver: A Field Guide, by Phyllis Goddard, published by Keenan Tyler Pain, 2003, page 22.

Dimensions: 2 1/2" high and 2 1/8" wide

Weight: 31.7 grams

This rare William Spratling brooch depicts two pre-Columbian jaguars facing outward from a lovely cabochon amethyst. This significant and rare pin was likely made between 1940 and 1944.