Rope by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 68 pcs Rare

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STYLE : Mid-Century Modern
AGE : Post-1940
MATERIAL : Silver
BRAND : Hector Agular
PATTERN : Rope
REGION : Mexico
TYPE : Flatware - Sets

Hector
Aguilar was born in 1905, he apprenticed under William Spratling at a
young age, and by the age of thirty, he was as the top shop manager for
William Spratling. Inspired by Aztec and Mextex art, Hector preferred to
work with silver which was more pure (rated at 940 rather than the
customary 925 of Sterling Silver).
Gifted
with a keen business sense as well as his artistic ability, and due to
wartime shortages in the US, Hector was able to secure a contract with
the American costume jewelry company Coro in 1943, to produce silver
jewelry, supplying Coro with unique Mexican designs until 1950.

In
1948, Aguilar opened the Taller Borda, which quickly became one of the
premier retail silver outlets in Taxco, where they offered highest
quality fine silver jewelry, hollowware, and flatware that was produced
at the Aguilar workshops.

Hector Aguilar

Exceedingly
rare set of circa 1940-1962 sterling silver flatware by Hector Aguilar,
Taxco, Mexico in the scarce Rope pattern, handles decorated with a
rope motif running from the trefoil bottoms to the necks.

This superb service includes:

6 Dinner Knives, flat handle all-sterling, 9 1/2" (one has different marks and tighter twist, see photo)

6 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"

6 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"

12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"

6 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 5"

12 Cocktail Forks, 5"

5 Demitasse Spoons, 3 1/2"

4 Serving Spoons, 8 3/4"

6 Pierced Serving Spoons, 8 3/4"

2 Tea Caddy Spoons, 5"

3 Cheese Knives, all-sterling, 6 1/4"

Excellent
condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully polished and
sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to