sterling choker necklace

Sigi Pineda's work belongs to Taxco's mid-century modernist current, in which sterling silver was treated as a sculptural material in its own right. This choker-length necklace matters as a clear statement of that sensibility, carrying the design through line rather than ornament.

Worn close at the throat, the piece reads as a modernist silhouette in sterling: the form of the silver is the subject, and the necklace asks to be judged on proportion and the handling of the metal.