Hector Aguilar solid sterling silver ball and panel bracelet with pin and chain clasp. Inspired by Aztec and Mextex art. Marked 940 Taxco. Excellent condition.
Hector Aguilar (1905-1985) was a master silversmith, jewelry maker, and the first graduate from William Spratling’s famous apprenticeships in Taxco, Mexico. Aguilar was one of Spratling’s best pupils, who often worked with close-to-pure silver (rated at 980 instead of the 925 of sterling silver on the silver scale). After a few years with Spratlings, Aguilar started his own workshop, Taller Borda.
Aguilar’s Taller Borda became a huge success in 1943, when they secured a contract with an American jewelry company, Coro. They produced several notable designs for Coro throughout the 1940s. Hector kept Taller Borda running until 1966 when he closed up shop and enjoyed a nearly 20-year retirement, his place in the firmament of great Mexican silversmiths already secured.
