Fritzen Toledo

Biography by Mateo James

Documented sterling silver hallmark of Fritzen Toledo, Navajo silversmith - Native American maker's mark

Hallmark documented in: Hougart. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Overview

Fritzen Toledo (born 1961) is a Navajo silversmith active since the 1970s — retro styles, nuggets, claws, hand-formed wire decorations, appliqué and buckles in silver and gold. He is a multiple award winner.

He worked for Les Baker for many years, and a garbled stretch of his mark list notes pieces may be marked for Les Baker. His legible marks: FT conjoined, and Toledo underlined. The Herbert and Mary Toledo documented nearby carry no stated relation to Fritzen, so we record none.

The Mark

"Fritzen Toledo (1961-; Navajo). Active since 1970s. Retro; nuggets; claws; hand formed wire decorations; applique; buckles; silver, gold. Worked for Les Baker for many years. Multiple award winner. Marks: FT (conjoined); Toledo underlined [remainder garbled — may be marked for Les Baker]"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: FT (conjoined); Toledo underlined (a garbled qualifier notes pieces may be marked for Les Baker).

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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