Hector Aguilar Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hector Aguilar auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 724 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Hector Aguilar auction prices: quick answer

Hector Aguilar auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Hector Aguilar
Source records
724
Market update
2026-02-06

Hector Aguilar market snapshot

Hector Aguilar shows solid auction liquidity with 148 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (69.3% · 97 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (29.3% · 41 sales)
  • $10,000+ (1.4% · 2 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$222
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
1
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-07-15

Artist context

About Hector Aguilar

Born

1905

Died

1986

Nationality

Mexican

Also known as

Héctor Aguilar

Hector Aguilar (1905–1986) was a Mexican silversmith, jewelry designer, and workshop proprietor associated with Taxco's twentieth-century silver renaissance and the decorative-arts currents of Mexican modernism. He worked at William Spratling's Taller de Las Delicias before establishing Taller Borda in 1939. The workshop subsequently became a substantial producer of jewelry and metalwork for customers in Mexico and the United States. Collectors most often encounter Aguilar through silver objects connected with this Taxco workshop tradition. His identity as both a designer and workshop proprietor matters when researching an object: maker's marks, inscriptions, date, construction, and documented workshop association can help distinguish relevant production from works by unrelated people who share his name. The available source pack establishes his basic identity and workshop context, although it does not include a museum collection record, scholarly catalogue, or artist-estate resource.

Mexican modernismTaxco silver renaissanceSilverJewelry and metalwork

Common works and media

The collected identity sources characterize Aguilar primarily as a silversmith and jewelry designer whose Taller Borda produced jewelry and metalwork. Auction and appraisal research should therefore begin with silver jewelry, decorative metalwork, and other objects bearing relevant maker or workshop identifiers. The source pack does not document a reliable list of recurring motifs, named series, edition structures, or specific object forms, so those details should be established from the individual object's marks, construction, documentation, and securely matched comparables rather than inferred from the artist name alone.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public-auction data provides a starting point for comparing works attributed to Hector Aguilar, but aggregate results should not be treated as a prediction for an individual object. Useful comparisons should align as closely as possible on object type, medium, size, date or workshop period, condition, restoration, marks and inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Sale venue, reporting conventions, and whether stated prices include premiums can also affect comparisons. Because the source pack contains differing record totals and the name Hector Aguilar can refer to other people, appraisal research should first confirm that each record concerns the Mexican silversmith and an appropriately comparable object.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Silver jewelry and metalwork
  • Decorative art

Value drivers

  1. Medium, size, date, and period
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for similar works

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Reported totals may differ because of record-matching rules, duplicate handling, or update dates.
  • The artist's name is shared by other public figures, so identity and maker attribution should be checked carefully.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Hector Aguilar

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Hector Aguilar worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Hector Aguilar artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.