RARE JANNA THOMAS STERLING SILVER GREEN & RED FEATHERS & CRYSTAL SANTA ORNAMENT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:47176 | Composition: Sterling Silver |
EXCELLENT CONDITION WEIGHS 44.2 GRAMS .925 STERLING SILVER 2 3/4 INCHES TOP TO BOTTOM X 3 1/2 INCHES ACROSS PLEASE READ HISTORY BELOW
JANNA THOMAS WAS FROM NEW YORK AND CAME TO MEXICO AS AN ARTIST. HER EXPERTISE IN THE SILVER BUSINESS WAS PRIMARILY THAT OF A DESIGNER. SHE WORKED FROM 1965 TO 1980 IN TAXO, WHERE SHE PUT TOGETHER A WORKSHOP TO PROCUCE HER IDEAS. JANNA HAD ONE OF THE BEST MAESTROS IN MEXICO WORKING FOR HER, LUI...S MONTES DE OCA, WHO HAD BEEN IN WILLIAM SPRATLING'S AND ANTONIO PINEDA'S WORKSHOPS.
IN A GUIDE BOOK FOR MEXICO DATED 1966, JANNA THOMAS WAS MENTIONED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER "EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNERS OF SILVERWARE AND JEWELRY": "A TALENTED NEWCOMER TO THE TAXCO SCENE IN SRA. JANNA THOMAS DE VELARDE, WHO DESIGNS FASCINATING VERMEIL (GOLD ON SOLID SILVER) TABLE DECORATIONS FOR TIFFANY'S OF NEW YORK." JANNA THOMAS DREW INSPIRATION FOR HER JEWELRY FROM NATURE, PARTICULARLY FROM THE SEA. SHE SIGNED HER WORK "JANNA" ALTHOUGH THIS MARK MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE APPEARED OIN PIECES SHE DID FOR TIFFANY'S.
JANNA DESIGNED REPLICAS OF FAMOUS SHIPS IN SILVER, SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY TIFFANY'S. HER SIGNATURE PIECE WAS A BRACELET COMPOSED OF TWO HANDS, ONE IN SILVER, THE OTHER IN GOLD. JANNA MADE SILVER CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND SALT AND EPPER SHAKERS IN THE SHAPES OF DIFFERENT FRUITS, WHICH PROBABLY LED TO HER RECEIVING AN ORDER OF SOME MAGNITUDE IN 1976. SHE WAS CONTRACTED TO PRODUCE TEN THOUSAND SILVER PEANUT PILL BOXES FOR THE JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
JANNA THOMAS DIED IN 1980, LEAVING A SON BY HER HUSBAND MANUEL VELARDE. DURING HER TIME IN TAXCO, SHE OWNED THE SUMMIT OF DREAMS HOTEL, WHICH WAS LATER EXPROPRIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IS NOW A SCHOOL. THE WORK SHE DID IN MEXICO, THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND THE PEANUT PILL BOXES, WERE INSPIRED BY THE MARKETPLACE AND BY HER NORTH AMERICAN HERITAGE THAN BY THE PLACE WHERE SHE WAS LIVING AND WORKING. HOWEVER, JANNA IS REMEMBERED TODAY AS A DESIGNER OF SOME MERIT BY A NUMBER OF SILVERSMITHS IN TAXCO. (234)
-MORILL PENNY CHITTIM AND CAROL A. BERK. MEXICAN SILVER. SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD. ATGLEN PA. 1994. PRINT-
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JANNA THOMAS WAS FROM NEW YORK AND CAME TO MEXICO AS AN ARTIST. HER EXPERTISE IN THE SILVER BUSINESS WAS PRIMARILY THAT OF A DESIGNER. SHE WORKED FROM 1965 TO 1980 IN TAXO, WHERE SHE PUT TOGETHER A WORKSHOP TO PROCUCE HER IDEAS. JANNA HAD ONE OF THE BEST MAESTROS IN MEXICO WORKING FOR HER, LUI...S MONTES DE OCA, WHO HAD BEEN IN WILLIAM SPRATLING'S AND ANTONIO PINEDA'S WORKSHOPS.
IN A GUIDE BOOK FOR MEXICO DATED 1966, JANNA THOMAS WAS MENTIONED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER "EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNERS OF SILVERWARE AND JEWELRY": "A TALENTED NEWCOMER TO THE TAXCO SCENE IN SRA. JANNA THOMAS DE VELARDE, WHO DESIGNS FASCINATING VERMEIL (GOLD ON SOLID SILVER) TABLE DECORATIONS FOR TIFFANY'S OF NEW YORK." JANNA THOMAS DREW INSPIRATION FOR HER JEWELRY FROM NATURE, PARTICULARLY FROM THE SEA. SHE SIGNED HER WORK "JANNA" ALTHOUGH THIS MARK MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE APPEARED OIN PIECES SHE DID FOR TIFFANY'S.
JANNA DESIGNED REPLICAS OF FAMOUS SHIPS IN SILVER, SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY TIFFANY'S. HER SIGNATURE PIECE WAS A BRACELET COMPOSED OF TWO HANDS, ONE IN SILVER, THE OTHER IN GOLD. JANNA MADE SILVER CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND SALT AND EPPER SHAKERS IN THE SHAPES OF DIFFERENT FRUITS, WHICH PROBABLY LED TO HER RECEIVING AN ORDER OF SOME MAGNITUDE IN 1976. SHE WAS CONTRACTED TO PRODUCE TEN THOUSAND SILVER PEANUT PILL BOXES FOR THE JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
JANNA THOMAS DIED IN 1980, LEAVING A SON BY HER HUSBAND MANUEL VELARDE. DURING HER TIME IN TAXCO, SHE OWNED THE SUMMIT OF DREAMS HOTEL, WHICH WAS LATER EXPROPRIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IS NOW A SCHOOL. THE WORK SHE DID IN MEXICO, THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS AND THE PEANUT PILL BOXES, WERE INSPIRED BY THE MARKETPLACE AND BY HER NORTH AMERICAN HERITAGE THAN BY THE PLACE WHERE SHE WAS LIVING AND WORKING. HOWEVER, JANNA IS REMEMBERED TODAY AS A DESIGNER OF SOME MERIT BY A NUMBER OF SILVERSMITHS IN TAXCO. (234)
-MORILL PENNY CHITTIM AND CAROL A. BERK. MEXICAN SILVER. SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD. ATGLEN PA. 1994. PRINT-
IF RETURNING AN ITEM RETURN SHIPPING MUST INCLUDE FULL INSURANCE & SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Expedited delivery available for additional charge please email prior to making payment to arrange Contact our office for any questions you may have
We are available Monday - Friday 9:30am-5:30pm ESTAll emails sent over the weekend will be answered on Monday
International shipping is NON negotiable on best offer items.
Import taxes and charges are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by antique-collectables We do not list any item shipped as a "gift" on customs forms
