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Sterling-silver-and-enamel bracelets stand at the heart of the line that defined Margot de Taxco's independent studio across nearly four decades of production. Morrill (*Mexican Silver*, Morrill & Berk, 1994) traces the technique to its origins: the champlevé process was first developed at Los Castillo, where Margot worked before establishing her own taller, and she then perfected it as one of her major signatures. Morrill describes her champlevé bracelets specifically as "glittering displays of color, texture, and technical perfection" — a phrase that captures the quality standard the studio held across its full numbered series.
The studio operated under a numbered design system, producing resolved enamel models that drew on a range of visual sources — Japanese decorative art, Pre-Columbian motifs, and the ornamental lineage of Art Deco and Art Nouveau — which Morrill identifies as informing Margot's work throughout her career. Within that system, each numbered bracelet design represents a complete statement in enamel and silver, repeatable by the taller's smiths while maintaining the studio's characteristic finish and chromatic presence.
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