Augustine Largo — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark
Augustine Largo's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Augustine Largo is a Navajo silversmith active since the 1970s. He is documented in Hougart 5th ed. within a large Largo-family cluster that spans at least a dozen related Navajo silversmiths.
The mark
The Hougart entry is partially degraded in the source scan, but the readable text gives:
The hallmark is recorded as A L. This initial-style mark is consistent with other members of the Largo family who use abbreviated marks (e.g., B. LARGO, D. LARGO, etc.). Caution: the mark "A L" is shared by multiple artists; provenance context is essential for attribution.
What is known
The entry places Augustine Largo in a family cluster active across the 1970s–1990s. His recorded specialties are nugget work and traditional jewelry. The Largo surname is among the larger Navajo silversmithing families in Hougart, with documented members including Edison, Gilbert, Harrison, Herman, Marian, Max, and Rita Largo — all Navajo, all active since the 1970s.
No entry for Augustine Largo was found in Schaaf (2003), Adair (1944), Rosnek (1976), or Bedinger (1973).
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).