Vintage Alfredo Ortega .925 Pure Sterling Silver 12 Plates and 12 Bowls Mexico
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Vintage Alfredo Ortega .925 Pure Sterling Silver 12 Plates and 12 Bowls Mexico:
$6299.00
- RARE Vintage Plates (Set of 12) and Bowls (Set of 12)
- Alfredo Ortega & Sons, Cinco De Mayo Street, Mexico City
- .925 Pure Sterling Silver
- 12 Bowls averaging approx. 9 oz. each, total wt. approx. 108.5 oz, or 6 lbs. 12.5 oz.
- 12 Plates averaging approx. 16 oz. each, total wt. approx. 194 oz, or 12 lbs. 2 oz.
- Grand Total Wt. 302.5 oz., or 18 lbs, 14.5 oz.
- Bowls Diameter 5 1/2\"
- Plates Diameter 8 3/8\"
- 19th Century Eagle Marked
- Plates stamped 26132
- Bowls stamped 23138
- Appraiser Comments: \"Ortega\'s designs have been referred to as \'Colonial silver smithing\'\".
- \"This is an exquisite example of Mexican silver, exhibiting substantial weight and classic design\"
- \"I consider these pieces to be of museum quality.\"
- \"There would certainly not have been very many of these ever made.\"
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