REDUCED HECTOR AGUILAR TAXCO PAIR VINTAGE COPPER WALL SCONCES VERY RARE & HTF

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REDUCED HECTOR AGUILAR TAXCO PAIR VINTAGE COPPER WALL SCONCES VERY RARE & HTF :
$899.99

HECTOR AGUILAR * PAIR COPPER SCONCES * VERY RARE * SIGNED 　

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Offered is a matching pair of magnificent copper wall sconces designed by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986).

Hector Aguilar started out his incredible career as a designer, silversmith and shop owner by first apprenticing with William Spratling at Taller de Las Delicias in Taxco in 1937. In 1939, he opened Taller Borda, taking several of Spratling’s finest silversmiths with him. Aguilar’s jewelry was inspired by Aztec and Mixtec art and architecture. From silversmithing, he branched out into other metals and forms. Taxco antiques are extremely rare and Hector Aguilar’s work especially is highly collectible.

Sconces of this form exist in several varieties. Some are all brass, some are copper and brass combined, and here we have all copper. Some have plain rims like these, while others have rolled piping surrounding the rim. Their scarcity and desirability is attested where some vendors are asking almost $5000 for the ones they have. A single such sconce sold for over $500 a year ago, here on .

　These sconces are beautifully designed, suggestive of a fleur-de-lis. Each has a spiral pedestal to hold the candle, balls which form part of the decoration, and a hook for hanging on the wall. They are stamped with Aguilar’s conjoined HA, TAXCO and the number 994. Similar sconces may be seen in Penny Morrill\'s book Silver Masters of Taxco.

They measure 9 ½\" high and 4 3/4\" across. One weighs 218 grams and the other 212. They are in expectable vintage condition, with a few dings and bends. Please examine the pictures carefully as they are an integral part of the description.

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The winner of these sconces will own a true mid-century treasure.

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