Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver ALFREDO VILLASANA. (signed AV, Villasana, Sterling, 925 Hecho en Mexico) Alfredo Villasana was an incredibly artistic silversmith who worked for William Spratling and Hector Aguilar in Taxco, Mexico then went out on his own in the 1950s. This bracelet is spring loaded and the piece and the springs are in fine condition. Design is very striking openwork Scrolls. The Taxco silversmiths began with William Spratling, an American born architect who arrived in Mexico in 1929 and in 1931 set up a silver smithing workshop Las Delicias in Taxco, Mexico (pronounced Tasco which sometimes is the spelling used on some of the marked jewelry). From the outset, Spratling employed several Mexican silversmiths who executed his and their own designs, creating wonderful pieces of silver jewelry exhibiting highly creative designs and superb craftsmanship.Alfredo Villasana, Margot de Taxco, Hector Aguilar De Castillo, Ballesteros, and others were part of the Spratling group in Tasco, Mexico. Signed pieces like this one are treasured and can only increase in value