A group of Antonio Pineda Lascaux-motif silver jewelry
Antonio Pineda (1919-2009)
Circa 1953-1979; Taxco, Mexico
Each with crown mark for Antonio Pineda; further variously stamped: 970 / [Eagle 17] / Hecho en Mexico / Silver / [design number] / [Eagle 3] / VJ / Taxco / Mexico
Four works in sterling silver comprising a mixed-metal buckle with a flock-of-birds motif on a black leather belt (2" H x 5" L; belt: 31" L), a large shadowbox Lascaux-motif oval belt buckle on a black leather belt (No. PZ148; 2.375" H x 5.75" W; belt: 32" L), a shadowbox Lascaux-motif rectangular buckle (No. PZ155; 1.125" H x 2.25" W), and a pair of oval Lascaux-motif cufflinks (Each: 1" H x 1.5" W), 5 pieces
424.3 grams gross

Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh

Literature: Similar designs illustrated: Gobi Stromberg et al., "Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda" (Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008), 141, plate 172, 173, 174.

Each in overall good condition with light tarnishing and scratches commensurate with age and use. Large Lascaux buckle with a few small vertical scratches and a minor indentation to the center. Bird buckle with minor spot of red residue to hook portion edge. Each leather belt with light wear from use and one with an unfinished end. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.