Sigi Pineda (Mexico, b. 1929)
Bracelet: Chevron
sterling silver
2 ½” wide
24.4 grams
Description: A fine mid-century sterling silver bracelet of chevron form, designed by the noted silversmith Sigi Pineda (Mexico, b. 1929).
Markings: impressed with Taxco marks, Sigi, sterling mark, ‘844’
Dimensions: 2 ½” wide
Weight: 24.4 grams
Condition: Excellent Condition
Artist Biography: Sigredo Pineda was born in Taxco in 1929, at the age of ten he began his apprenticeship ins a small Taxco filigree silver workshop. Throughout his teens he traveled Mexico working in various silver workshops acquiring skills and experience. He spent three years working silver with Los Castillo and four years working with silver and enamel for Margot de Taxo. In 1952, at the age of 23, he set up an independent workshop to create his own modernist designs. He is still producing original work today and still leads the pack in originality and craftsmanship.
