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@loscastillotaxco.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 2:02 PM

A magnificent Los Castillo metales casados mosaico azteca Aztec Chieftain & Quetzalcoatl design tazza tray/artwork circa 1980s - measures 15.5" diameter!

#loscastillotaxco #antoniocastillodesign #taxco #metalescasados #mosaicoazteca #tray #artwork #art #mexicandesign #AztecChieftain #Quetzalcoatl

A magnificent and very rare vintage 1980s handmade metales casados and mosaico azteca Aztec Chieftain design decorative tazza tray created by Antonio Castillo for Los Castillo in Taxco. A highly stylized Aztec Chieftain figure and the Aztec Dragon aka Quetzalcoatl, formed in metales casados (married metals) and surrounded by mosaico azteca (mosaic stone inlay), all set in a silver-plated tazza tray form. The metales casados figures have incised details, and the chieftain has inlaid stone in his feather headdress. I'm certain that this incredibly beautiful object was intended to be an artwork for proud display rather than a utilitarian item for everyday use, and it looks amazing standing up in a plate stand as shown in my photos! Designed and perhaps even made by Antonio Castillo in the last quarter of his life for his family workshop Los Castillo in Taxco. I've only seen one other of this design ever in my 40+ years in the business! This one is azurmalachite (blue-green-brown stone), the other one was all azurite (blue stone). Measures 15.5" diameter by 2.75" high at rim, and weighs 6 pounds. Marked at back as shown in my photos, design number "777", also "Plateado Hecho en Mexico Los Castillo Taxco TA-01".
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 3:37 PM

A super rare 5-color 'metales casados' figurative tray by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - measures 14.5" by 8.5"!

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#handmade #5color #metalescasados #marriedmetals #figurative #sailboat #ananunezdebrilanti #VictoriaTaxco #art

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 6:05 PM

A stylized set of handmade ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist Eagle Moon Shooting Star pin pendant and earrings by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco.

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#handmade #metalescasados #AnaNunezdeBrilanti #VictoriaTaxco #mexicansilver #pin

Chato Castillo and Ana Nunez de Brilanti were close friends, and she asked him to train her silversmiths in his ‘metales casados’ technique, which he did, and afterwards she designed jewelry and objects employing the technique, of which this is set is one example. Brilanti called her ‘metales casados’ line ‘metales’. A figurative modernist design of a silver Eagle with an incised Crescent Moon for its eye, and a shooting star in copper at center. The eagle is the national animal of Mexico, and was also the symbol of the God of the Sun and War in the ancient Aztec Empire. This design draws on both the current (then) national figure, and the historical symbolism of centuries before in this intrinsically Mexican set of art jewelry!
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 5:42 PM

A gorgeous pair ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist geometric hair combs pins by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - measure 4" tall!

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www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...

#handmade #metalescasados #ananunezdebrilanti #VictoriaTaxco #mexicansilver #taxco #haircombs #art

A gorgeous pair handmade ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist geometric hair combs pins designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - each measures 4" tall! Chato Castillo and Ana Nunez de Brilanti were close friends, and she asked him to train her silversmiths in his ‘metales casados’ technique, which he did, and afterwards she designed jewelry and objects employing the technique, of which this is set is one example. Brilanti called her ‘metales casados’ line ‘metales’. A delightful abstract modernist design pair of hair combs that are easy to wear, and a rare design that you won’t see anywhere else!
@loscastillotaxco.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 4:28 PM

An iconic Los Castillo 'metales casados' (copper, brass, silver) and stone inlay 'eye' Mexican modernist Aztec Bird design three-part tray by Chato Castillo c. 1950s.

#loscastillotaxco #metalescasados #marriedmetals #chatocastillodesign #taxco #mexicanmodernism #AztecBird #design #tray #mcm #art

An iconic Los Castillo 'metales casados' (copper, brass, silver) and stone inlay 'eye' Mexican modernist Aztec Bird design three-part tray by Chato Castillo c. 1950s. Designed by Chato Castillo and produced by Los Castillo in a variety of sizes, and with different colors of stone inlay in the 'eye'. One of my favorite all-time designs by Chato! Entirely handmade so each is unique, just a little different from all the others. Not a rare design, I have 7 or 8 in my collection including one made by Antonio Castillo's granddaughter, Lily, and I see them for sale often online. Marked with the usual 1950s Los Castillo marks, and design number 42.