Group of eight (8) Mexican designer sterling silver jewelry items including, one (1) turquoise blue enameled convertible necklace and (1) bracelet set by Margot de Taxco; one (1) flower brooch by Hector Aguilar; one (1) hinged foliate bangle bracelet by Los Castillo; one (1) star or sunburst brooch by William Spratling with Lapis accents to the front rays; two (2) winged bird brooches by Los Castillo; and one (1) Mexican mid-century brooch or pendant with a polished amethyst stone marked JCC. All pieces with sterling hallmarks and maker's marks. Gross weight of the lot is 355.7 grams. Provenance: The collection of Gary Glesser of Loudon, Tennessee, by descent from his grandparents, Captain Hoyt and Rachel Holton of Toledo, Ohio. Hoyt Holton became, at age 17, the youngest captain of a Great Lakes Freighter. In the 1960s, Captain Holton participated in a 26-day Admiral Byrd Society trip replicating the explorer's famous transpolar expedition, during which he met the Pope and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev. Many items in the collection were brought back as souvenirs from that journey and other frequent voyages.

PROVENANCE: See description for provenance information.

CONDITION: All pieces in overall good condition with general expected wear. Margot de Taxco set with some losses/wear to some of the enameled links.