Elegant and most unusual pie server by Hector Aguilar. The server measures 10 1/4 inches in length and 3 1/4" at the widest. The handle is beautifully three dimensional. It is made of 940 silver, more pure than the standard for sterling. It has Aguilar's hallmark dating from 1940 - 1948. Condition is excellent. Weight is 141 grams.
Hector Aguilar was one of the most acclaimed Mexican silversmiths of the mid 20th century. His work is written about by scholar Penny Morrill and is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.