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William Spratling

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Pair of Spratling Silver Salad Servers
By William Spratling
Located in Montreal, QC
Spratling made numerous stylish items in his day and these salad servers are among that production. The deep brown and slightly redish wood contrasts subtilty with the sterling silver.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Spratling Silver Salad Servers
Pair of Spratling Silver Salad Servers
H 11.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Pair of William Spratling Sabino Arm Chairs
By William Spratling
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration, pair of chairs by the artist and silversmith designer William Spratling, made in his workshop in Taxco in the 40s, pieces that deserve to be in a museum, Sabi...
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1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage William Spratling

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Leather, Hardwood

Pair of William Spratling Sabino Arm Chairs
Pair of William Spratling Sabino Arm Chairs
H 37.41 in W 29.14 in D 27.17 in
Spratling Sterling and Wood Letter Opener
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this rare William Spratling Sterling and Ebony Wood Letter Opener. fantastic Patina and includes original Spratling Brand.
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling

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Silver

Spratling Sterling and Wood Letter Opener
Spratling Sterling and Wood Letter Opener
H 0.6 in W 8.08 in D 0.56 in
Silver and Ebony William Spratling Dominoes Set
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay. William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling

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Silver

William Spratling Signed Sterling Silver Feather of Quetzalcoatal Taxco Bracelet
By William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, circa 1940s signed sterling silver bracelet by William Spratling. This design is called Feather of Quetzalcoatl. According to "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", by Phyllis Goddard, this bracelet was designed during William Spratling's first design period, 1931-1946. But first things first, who is Quetzalcoatl? According to this Wikipedia article, "The name Quetzalcoatl comes from the Nahuatl language and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."" Ah! So that must be why Spratling called this design 'Feather of Quetzalcoatl! But hang on there, how did Spratling come to learn about Quetzalcoatl? Well according to the website Elisa Rolle, "When lecturing at the National University of Mexico's Summer School in 1926-1928, Spratling quickly integrated himself into the Mexican art scene and became a friend and a strong proponent of the work of muralist Diego Rivera, for whom he organized an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Using money received from commissions he organized for Rivera, Spratling bought a home in Taxco, Mexico in 1928, where he began work on a book, Little Mexico, about this small mountain town. Spratling was gay, but most accounts of his life mention this only indirectly if at all. Spratling amassed a large collection of Pre-Columbian figurines...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern William Spratling

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Sterling Silver

Midcentury Modern Mexican Silver Coffee Set by Williams Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely set of coffee service consisting of a large coffee pot, a sugar and a creamer (this set is of the largest size of this particular model we have seen so far). Made from sterl...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling

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Sterling Silver

William Spratling Butterdish
By William Spratling
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
William Spratling, known as the founder of the modern mexican silver movement, this piece was created with ebony simulating a boat shape and sterling silver dish for the butter and d...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling

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Sterling Silver

William Spratling Butterdish
William Spratling Butterdish
H 0.99 in W 2.76 in D 9.45 in
William Spratling Sterling Silver Cheese Board with Knife
By William Spratling
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Cheese board by William Spratling was created circa 1958 in Mexico; the board decoration has sterling silver bands situated diagonally on the edges of the wood making match with the ...
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1950s Mexican Art Deco Vintage William Spratling

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Sterling Silver

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William Spratling furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

William Spratling furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of William Spratling furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by William Spratling were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Taxco, Salvador Teran, and Hector Aguilar. Prices for William Spratling furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $800 and can go as high as $25,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,000.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    William Spratling's model and inspiration was pre-Columbian decorative objects. For example, he patterned the Quetzalcoatl brooch off the details of a heart bowl found in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, Mexico. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of William Spratling jewelry and decorative objects.

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