We can all identify a Spratling, an Aguilar or a Pineda, who the heck is BETO? I have found many people listing BETO vintage jewelry and dating it anywhere from 1949-1971, but I find nothing written about BETO. Who is/was this elusive Mexican silversmith?
A great deal has been written about the major silversmiths of the Mexican silver renassianace, but during the time of Spratling, Margot, Goodspeed and the others, there were literally hundreds of silversmiths in Taxco and around Mexico crafting many of the fine pieces we buy and sell on eBay today. There are many truly unique works of art with clear hallmarks on their backsides, but what do the hallmarks mean? These artitsts have been classed by many authors as the 'lesser silversmiths". Many of them created pieces that would rival Spratling or Pineda, but little is known about them. When one owns a beautiful piece of art, the piece is so much more meaningful if something of the artist is known.
I would like to devote this blog to a sharing of information and insights abouts about the lesser silversmiths of Mexico.
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