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Hector Aguilar Furniture

Hector Aguilar was born in 1905, he apprenticed under William Spratling at a young age, and by the age of 30, he was the top shop manager for William Spratling. Inspired by Aztec and Mextex art, Aguilar preferred to work with purer silver (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, Aguilar 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 the highest quality fine silver jewelry, hollowware and flatware that was produced at the Aguilar workshops.

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Creator: Hector Aguilar
Mid-Century Hair Comb by Hector Aguilar
By Hector Aguilar
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Hair Comb by Hector Aguilar is an exceptional piece of timeless elegance. Hector Aguilar was a silversmith, jewelry designer, and artist whose work helped popularize Mexican silver...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Hector Aguilar Center Table Made in Mezquite Wood
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this rare center table designed and signed by Hector Aguilar Taxco México, made in mezquite wood. Hector Aguilar was a master silversmith, jewelry maker, and th...
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1940s Mexican Industrial Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Wood

Mexican Modernistic Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set by Hector Aguilar
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early four-pieces sterling silver coffee or tea serve set by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986) circa 1940-1945 per mark "HA, Taxco, 940". The mid-century modernist silverware...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Hector Aguilar Stunning Mexican Sterling Jewelry 5-Piece Set Armadillo Design
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fabulous Armadillo design 940 Taxco sterling jewelry set by Hector Aguilar. Graceful and solid. Belt and necklace are strung on the original ve...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Hector Aguilar Meat Carving Tray
By Hector Aguilar
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Hector Aguilar with this piece shows us what a born artist he was, the works he did in wood are few, that's why this rare tray is an exceptional piece, we believe that the best way t...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Brass

Mexican Modernist Silver Pitcher by Hector Aguilar
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early mid-Century Modernist sterling silver water pitcher made by Hector Aguilar circa 1940-1945. Made in Taxco, Mexico and hallmarked Taxco /940 and Stamped for Hector Aguilar. T...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Hector Aguilar Copper Brass Scroll Candelabra, Taxco Mexico, Early 1940
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful matched pair, This is one of the most iconic items created by Hector Aguilar in his Taller Borda in the early 1940s. It is featured in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny Morrill on page 120. She describes the candelabra thusly: “The eye follows the tumbling spirals as though they were lines in relief. Balance and movement coexist as the spirals push upward toward the light of the candles”. What a well-crafted description of this beauty! Made primarily of copper with brass accents, the candelabra's are signed on the base with a conjoined HA on a recessed circle, i It measures 10 ¼ inches long, 6 ½ inches tall, and 2 ¼ inches wide. I have left this stunner unpolished, as many people prefer to retain the rich decades-old patina. – exceptionally rare and hard to find – a work of art by one of the mid century metal Masters...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Silver, Brass, Copper

1940s Taxco México Héctor Aguilar Copper and Brass Pitcher
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare 1940's Taxco Mexico copper and brass pitcher by Mexican silversmith and metalworker Héctor Aguilar. The pitcher combines the use of brass and copper joined by round brass rive...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Brass, Copper

1940s Hector Aguilar Tin Sconce
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Mexico City, MX
Aguilar opened the Taller Borda in 1939 and it became one of the most successful workshops in Taxco. Although, his early works drew heavily from pre-Columbian motifs, he soon expande...
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1940s Mexican Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Tin

Héctor Aguilar Sunflower 0.940 Silver And Amethyst Quartz Brooch
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Mexico City, MX
An interesting 1940's Mexican 0.940 Silver brooch by Taxco silver designer Héctor Aguilar. The sunflower-shaped brooch is shows an amethyst quartz in the middle and spheres surroundi...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hector Aguilar Furniture

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Quartz, Silver

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Hector Aguilar furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Hector Aguilar furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Hector Aguilar furniture, although silver editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Hector Aguilar were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Tane Orfebres, Antoñio Pineda, and Juvento Lopez Reyes. Prices for Hector Aguilar furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $490 and can go as high as $25,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,620.

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