Fine Silver: A Private Guatemalan Collection Auction on Sep 17, 2026 by Aura Galerias in CDMX
Fine Silver: A Private Guatemalan Collection
Alfredo Ortega - Sterling Silver Tray
Alfredo Ortega - Tea and Coffee Service, Four Pieces
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
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Ciudad de Mexico, Cdmx, Mexico
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Fine Silver: A Private Guatemalan Collection

Fine Silver presents 54 lots of silver and silver plate from a private collection in Guatemala City, offered by Aura Galerias | Subastas. The sale gathers Mexican sterling by Sanborns, Alfredo Ortega and Tane; hallmarked English silver; and pieces by Tiffany & Co., Gorham, Reed & Barton and Christofle, alongside colonial-style holloware, candlesticks, trays and table silver. Every lot is catalogued with its weight in grams, its measurements and the marks struck on the piece, and no standard is claimed where the metal could not be verified. Sold in US dollars. Property from a private collection, Guatemala City. Please note: all lots are located in Guatemala City and ship from there. The buyer arranges and pays for packing and shipping; the house does not offer in-house shipping for this sale.
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Alfredo Ortega - Sterling Silver Tray: Sterling silver tray by Alfredo Ortega, struck 925, ORTEGA, MEXICO and the circular eagle assay mark, with the model number 29247 engraved by hand. 2,120 grams - 63 troy ounces of fine silver - and
Est.
US$2,150
-
US$3,000
US$1,800
Alfredo Ortega - Tea and Coffee Service, Four Pieces: Mexican sterling silver tea and coffee service by Alfredo Ortega: two pots, creamer and sugar bowl, the handle insulators in organic material. Both pots carry the same model number, 28763. 1,922
Est.
US$7,400
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US$11,400
US$4,800
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Coffee Pot: Mexican sterling silver coffee pot by Sanborns, marked SANBORNS MEXICO STERLING. The largest piece of the service: 1,301 grams and 28 centimetres across handle and spout.
Est.
US$2,500
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US$3,800
US$1,600
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Teapot: Mexican sterling silver teapot by Sanborns, marked SANBORNS MEXICO STERLING. 1,320 grams, the second heaviest piece of the coffee service, with a curved spout and pineapple finial.
Est.
US$2,150
-
US$3,300
US$1,400
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Sugar Bowl: Mexican sterling silver sugar bowl by Sanborns, plain-bodied with two handles and a cover. 601 grams. From the Sanborns coffee service offered as separate lots in this sale.
Est.
US$900
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US$1,400
US$600
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Creamer: Mexican sterling silver creamer by Sanborns, plain-bodied with spout and handle. 432 grams. From the same coffee service, offered as separate lots.
Est.
US$650
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US$1,000
US$440
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Bonbon Cup: Mexican sterling silver bonbon cup by Sanborns, footed and plain-surfaced. 244 grams. The smallest piece of the coffee service, and the natural way into it.
Est.
US$500
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US$750
US$320
Sanborns - Sterling Silver Charger: Mexican sterling silver charger by Sanborns, 32 centimetres in diameter and 907 grams. It is the heaviest individual piece in this collection after the oval platter: a presentation plate meant to
Est.
US$1,500
-
US$2,300
US$1,000
Set of Six Sterling Silver Plates: Set of six sterling silver .925 plates, 19.5 centimetres each and 1,387 grams for the six: 41 troy ounces of fine silver. Offered as a single lot, which is how a service holds its value.
Est.
US$1,420
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US$1,970
US$1,200
Oval Sterling Silver Platter: Lobed oval platter in sterling silver, with an applied beaded rim and four cast scroll feet. It is the heaviest-gauge piece in this collection - close to a millimetre and a half - and you feel it the
Est.
US$1,250
-
US$1,730
US$1,000
Pair of Sterling Silver Service Plates: Pair of 28-centimetre service plates in sterling silver .925, plain but for the rim. 1,089 grams for the two - 32 troy ounces of fine silver - making it the heaviest pair among the individual pieces
Est.
US$1,100
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US$1,550
US$950
Footed Sterling Silver Dish: Footed dish, 17.5 centimetres in diameter and 199 grams, with a pierced key-pattern rim. Struck STERLING 925 inside the foot: 5.9 troy ounces of fine silver.
Est.
US$200
-
US$280
US$170
Pierced Fruit Bowl: Pierced fruit bowl, 26 centimetres and 373 grams, the border cut in a rosette pattern that lets the light through. Marked 900, the continental standard.
Est.
US$370
-
US$500
US$320
Floral-Rim Bowl: Mexican sterling silver bowl with a floral rim, 15 centimetres and 283 grams, struck STERLING 925 HECHO EN MEXICO. It served as a control piece in this collection's density testing: it read 10.48,
Est.
US$290
-
US$400
US$240
Mexican Plate: Circular plate, 23 centimetres and 365 grams, marked 1000. The same mark appears on the gadrooned bowl in this sale, which density testing confirmed as silver; no test was run on this plate, so the
Est.
US$370
-
US$500
US$320
Tane - Wine Taster: Wine taster by Tane: the shallow, wide cup with a ring handle that sommeliers use to read the colour of a wine against the metal. 143 grams, 12 centimetres including the handle.
Est.
US$410
-
US$650
US$280
Tane - Water Vessel: Water vessel by Tane, with a swing handle over a low, rounded body. 228 grams and 12 centimetres high. It carries the house mark; no standard mark independent of it was located.
Est.
US$230
-
US$320
US$200
Tane Orfebres - Sterling Silver Sauce Boat: Sterling silver sauce boat by Tane Orfebres, the Mexican house founded in 1942 and one of the country's best-known silversmiths. Oval body with a wavy rim and an engraved band of foliage and flowers,
Est.
US$300
-
US$450
US$260
Tiffany & Co. - Holder: Holder by Tiffany & Co., 175 grams and 9 centimetres high, plain and cylindrical - the restraint with which the New York house resolved its desk and dressing-table pieces. It carries the house mark;
Est.
US$410
-
US$650
US$280
Reed & Barton - Ambassador: Ambassador pattern piece by Reed & Barton, the Taunton, Massachusetts house founded in 1824. 131 grams, marked 925. It served as a control piece in this collection's density testing: it read 10.08.
Est.
US$130
-
US$190
US$120
Gorham - Plate: 20-centimetre plate, 135 grams, by Gorham, the Providence house that dominated American silversmithing in the nineteenth century. It carries the house mark; no standard mark independent of it was
Est.
US$140
-
US$190
US$120
Dansk - Danish Serving Spoon: Dansk serving spoon, Denmark: the clean line of post-war Scandinavian design, with no ornament beyond its proportions. 15.5 centimetres and 29 grams. It carries the house mark; no standard mark
Est.
US$120
-
US$190
US$80
Georgian by Poole - Sugar Bowl and Creamer: Sterling silver sugar bowl and creamer, Georgian pattern by Poole Silver Co., marked STERLING. The bodies rest on shell-and-hoof feet, the Georgian quotation that gives the pattern its name. 286
Est.
US$2,500
-
US$3,800
US$1,600
Poole - Silver-Plated Plate: 35-centimetre plate by Poole Silver Co., marked EPCA SILVERPLATE BY POOLE: the maker itself declares the piece as plated.
Est.
US$130
-
US$200
US$90