A William Spratling 18k gold gentlemen's dress set

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Apr 4, 2023

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• Lot Description

  A William Spratling 18k gold gentlemen's dress set
  William Spratling (1900-1967)
  Circa 1951-1967, Third Design Period; Taxco, Mexico
  Most stamped for William Spratling; further stamped: 18K; two unmarked
  Comprising three sets of 18k yellow gold tuxedo dress studs (largest: 0.75" H x 0.625" Dia.; smallest: 0.375" H x 0.25" Dia.), together with a yellow gold tie clasp (0.375" H x 1.5" W), 8 pieces
  
  20.7 grams
  
  Provenance: The Collection of William Spratling
  Ralph Hammond, Birmingham, AL, acquired from the above, 1960s
  By descent to the present owner+
  
  Exhibition: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Museum of Art, "Mexico Past and Present of Art," April 23-May 18, 1965
  
  Other Notes: Ralph Hammond (1916-2010), Poet+Laureate Emeritus of Alabama and president of the Alabama State Poetry Society, was a personal friend of William Spratling. The Hammond family traveled several times to visit Spratling at his Taxco home and workshop. On December 14, 1962, Ralph Hammond served as an escort for Spratling during the conferral of his honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from Auburn University. Their relationship would span many years, and the pieces offered in this auction reflect his purchases directly from William Spratling during this time.

  This lot is accompanied by a signed and inscribed black and white photograph of William Spratling shown wearing one piece of the dress set, together with an associated hand-written letter describing the gift of the jewelry to the current owner.

  Condition

  Each in overall good condition with light wear and faint scratches commensurate with age and use. The photograph with slight bending and wear from handling.

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