1950s Taxco Miguel Garcia Martinez Sterling Silver Abalone Modernist Earrings

These vintage 1950s Taxco Mexico earrings by Miguel Garcia Martinez feature sculptural sterling silver forms inlaid with luminous abalone shell. Each is hand-wrought with the maker’s mark “Miguel 1308,” the “Sterling Taxco Mexico” stamp, and a partial eagle assay mark indicating mid-century Taxco origin. The design reflects Garcia Martinez’s modernist interpretation of organic and Aztec-inspired shapes, displaying deep iridescent blues and greens in the shell against oxidized silver surfaces.

– Date: 1950s–1970s
– Maker: Miguel Garcia Martinez, Taxco, Mexico
– Markings: “Miguel 1308,” “Sterling Taxco Mexico,” partial eagle mark
– Material: Sterling silver (925) and abalone shell
– Size: 1″ tall × 0.75″ wide
– Style: Mid-century modern, abstract
– Closure: Screw-back
– Origin: Mexico