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Style: Mid-century
Bracelet width: 1\"⅛ inches; Bracelet length: 6 3/4 Inches total weight 77.6grams
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Taxco Hector Aguilar Aztec Panel Bracelet | Vintage Sterling Silver | Signed Mid-Century Mexico
This is a true statement bracelet by Hector Aguilar. The workmanship is incredible, as expected from this Taxco silver maestro. This is a notable piece that can be seen in Mexican Silver by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk, Shiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2007, pages 100 and 107. According to Morrill, this design is from circa 1950. A depiction of this bracelet can also be seen in \"Silver Masters of Mexico,\" by Penny Morrill, Shiffer Publishing, Ltd., Pennsylvania, 1996. This Hector Aguilar bracelet is perfect for a collector of fine mid-century Taxco silver or for anyone who appreciates its beauty.
Based on the marks, this fully signed Aguilar bracelet was likely made in the 1950s. It has the Hector Aguilar mark, HA, and is also marked 940, indicating sterling silver, Taxco, The piece measures 6 3/4\" long and 1 3/16\" wide and weighs a significant 77.6 grams.
Born in 1905, Hector Aguilar was one of the great maestros of the Mexican Silver Renaissance. Hector started his career in 1937, working for the father of the Mexican Silver Renaissance, William Spratling, in his Las Delicias silver shop in Taxco, Mexico. Staying with Spratling for only a short time, Aguilar started his Taller de Borda shop in 1939. Hector quickly built a reputation for his exemplary work and was unique in that he established himself in the US market, having been in partnership with Coro for costume jewelry during WWII. Aguilar also sold his high-quality Taxco handcrafted pieces to US premium retailers such as Neiman Marcus.
Hector Aguilar contributed to the future of Taxco silver excellence by training many now notable silver artisans. His pieces have become highly valuable due to his exceptional craftsmanship and design creativity.
This bracelet was made in Taxco de Alarcon, often just called Taxco. Taxco is a city located in the Mexican state of Guerrero; it is about 100 miles southwest of Mexico City. Taxco is a very old and beautiful city that pre-dates the arrival of the Spanish. Taxco has a long history with silver, as it was mined there at the time of the Aztecs and used even then to create beautiful jewelry with exceptional craftsmanship.
In the 1700s, the local silver mine prospered and developed a thriving economy and a vibrant city with exceptional architecture. Many outstanding silver designers and silversmiths have made Taxco their home. Their designs reflect a mixture of Aztec and other native motifs mixed with mid-20th-century modernism. Among the notables are William Spratling, who is recognized as starting the Mexican silver renaissance, Antonio Pineda, Frederick Davis, Hector Aguilar, Los Castillo, Margot de Taxco, and Ysidro Garcia Pina (Maricela).
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