Large sterling silver charro horse brooch is stunning with wonderful detail and style Horse is slightly reared on hind legs and he

carries a charro rider. Brooch has an almost

solid and even very dark patina. handmade,

Very good vintage condition pin brooch measures 3"¼X 2"¼ inches. Weight 23.4grams great addition to your collection made by rancho alegre taxco workshop

Rancho Alegre, also known as

Plateria Rancho Alegre, was a

premium venue for artisans and

designers in Taxco, Mexico that

operated from 1956 to 1986. The

shop was established by Pedro

Perez, a former shop manager for

William Spratling's Taller de Las

Delicias. Miguel Garcia Martinez,

the shop's head designer, created a

pre-Columbian design featuring the

plumed serpent diety Quetzalcoatl

in the shop's studios. During the

1960's, Rancho Alegre became one

of the largest retailers of Mexican

silver, and served as an outlet for

many of the finest designers and

silversmiths.