Lot 27
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A MEXICAN SILVER FIVE-PIECE 'JAGUAR' TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY
A MEXICAN SILVER FIVE-PIECE 'JAGUAR' TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY

WILLIAM SPRATLING, 1947-1967

Details
A MEXICAN SILVER FIVE-PIECE 'JAGUAR' TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY
William Spratling, 1947-1967
coffee pot 8in. (20.3cm.) high, tray 16.7/8in. (42.8cm.) long
stamped with maker's mark and Mexican poinon
136.1oz (4233gr.) gross weight (6)

Lot Essay

cf. Museum voor Sierkunst, Gent, Mexicaans Zilver/Mexican Silver (exh. cat.), 1993, p. 149 for an illustration of the coffee pot, teapot, hot water pot, creamer and sugar bowl and p. 151 for an illustration of the tray, all in the 'jaguar' motif; Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporaneo, A.C., William Spratling, (exh. cat.), 1987, fig. 189 for an illustration of part of the service. See Penny Morrill and Carole Berk, Mexican Silver, 1994, p. 251 for an illustration of this design.