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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:05 PM

Two pairs of modernist sterling silver earrings
(left) Eigil Jensen for Anton Michelsen Denmark 1950s
(right) Jem Taxco 1980s

Both pairs available...

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#handmade #modernist #earrings #sterlingsilver #eigiljensen #antonmichelsen #denmark #Jem #taxco #mexicansilver

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:05 PM

A magnificent Los Castillo Taxco Margot design sterling silver & amethyst Mexican Art Deco floral Orchid design necklace circa 1940s.

#loscastillotaxco #handmade #mexicansilver #margotdesign #taxco #1940s #sterlingsilver #amethyst #necklace #orchid #design #artdeco #mexico #mexicanjewelry #plata

@lronlacy.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:34 PM

‘Mexico Trades Silver for Machinery’
‘Silver runs like lustrous thread through Mexican commercial history. ...’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #PeterHurd #AmericanArt #Mexico #silver #Taxco #silversmith #banking #internationalbanking #Citibank

@lronlacy.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:34 PM

In #OCTOBER 1956
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‘Painting by Peter Hurd [1904-1984] - “Taxco from Silver Artisan’s Window”’
National City Bank of New York. October 1956.
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#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #PeterHurd #AmericanArt #Mexico #silver #Taxco #silversmith

‘Peter Hurd was an American painter whose work is strongly associated with the people and landscapes of San Patricio, New Mexico, where he lived from the 1930s. He is equally acclaimed for his portraits and his western landscapes.’ Wikipedia

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:09 PM

An ornate sterling silver & amethyst Mexican Art Deco scroll & bead design ring c. 1930s - measures 7/8" by 7/8" at top, size 5.5 US!

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#handmade #mexicansilver #artdeco #beadandscroll #design #sterlingsilver #amethyst #ring #ornate #oneofakind #taxco

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Oct 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.social Sep 30, 2026, 4:02 PM

A bold sterling silver Mexican Art Deco bracelet designed by Margot van Voorhies for Los Castillo in Taxco c. 1940s.

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#handmade #sterlingsilver #mexicansilver #LosCastillo #Margotdesign #taxco #mexicanartdeco #plateria #mexicanjewelry #wearableartdeco

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 3:31 PM

A lovely handmade sterling silver and carved coral cameo Mexican Art Deco locket pendant necklace designed by Margot van Voorhies for Los Castillo in Taxco - circa 1940s.

#loscastillotaxco #mexicansilver #margotdesign #carved #coral #locket #pendant #necklace #mexicanjewelry #taxco #artdeco #art

I'm guessing this pendant is from the late 1940s 1946-47, just before the advent of the Eagle mark system in 1948. It's no doubt one of Margots later designs for Los Castillo just before her divorce from Antonio Castillo. A romantic possibly antique carved coral cameo, I'm guessing of Italian origin, overtop a hinged compartment for a photo of a loved one. Remember, this was either at the end of or just after the Second World War, and romantic tokens were all the rage! Probably special-made at a customer's request who more than likely supplied the coral cameo, possibly from an antique necklace or pendant originally.

Measures 2-3/8" tall by 1-1/2" wide by 5/8" at thickest point, and hangs on a later-added sterling chain. Marked "Los Castillo Taxco Sterling Made in Mexico" at back.

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:17 AM

A humongous one of a kind wall-hanging sculpture by Los Castillo of Taxco - measures 36.75” tall by 26.5” wide!! Dimensional design in metales casados, encrusted with gemstone and shell inlay, depicts a pre-Columbian figure.
#loscastillotaxco #antoniocastillotaxco #art #sculpture #taxco #mexicanart

Entirely handmade ‘metales casados’ (copper, brass, silver) with mother of pearl and turquoise inlay all laid down on an ebonized black wood background.
Depicts a seated Aztec or Mayan chieftain or priest with elaborate and dimensional ‘feather’ headdress and jewelry.
These oversized incredible works of art from the final days of Los Castillo circa late 1980s to 1990s were undoubtedly designed by Antonio Castillo and produced by him and his workmen in Taxco.
The largest and most elaborate example that I've seen. The pinnacle of this art form created by Chato Castillo in the 1940s, and fine-tuned and perfected by his brother Antonio Castillo over the course of 50 years!

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 3:46 PM

A very large handmade sterling silver Mexican Art Deco floral Flower design brooch from Los Castillo circa 1940s.

#handmade #repoussage #sterlingsilver #flower #brooch #pin #LosCastilloTaxco #mexicansilver #mexicanartdeco #artdecodesign #artdecosilver #taxco #jewelrydesign #wearableart #art #plata

@vinetur.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 5:51 PM

Taxco lleva su cocina a París para mostrar otra imagen de la ciudad #Taxco #CocinaMexicana #Gastronomía #CulturaMexicana #CenasEnParís

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:45 PM

A lovely sterling silver and glass necklace and brooch by Los Castillo. The necklace designed by Margot, the fish brooch by Antonio Castillo.

#loscastillotaxco #handmade #margotdesign #mexicansilver #antoniocastillotaxco #taxco #sterlingsilver #glass #necklace #brooch #pin #1940s #wearableart

Antonio Castillo and Margot van Voorhies were an incredible design team as well as a happily married couple! She had great ideas, and he knew how to translate them into actual jewelry pieces. Together they produced the wonderful exotic ornate artworks characteristic of the first decade of Los Castillo.

The examples shown are a necklace design number 456 by Margot, and a brooch design number 514 by Antonio. Both pieces have 1940s Los Castillo marks ie "Los Castillo Sterling Made in Mexico Taxco" along with their respective design numbers.

These items sold June last year at Heritage Auctions in Texas for $1500 including the buyers premium. The new owner is a very lucky person! A rare and absolutely stunning necklace that I've only seen once before! I've seen the brooch a number of times, but this lovely shade of turquoise blue glass in Los Castillo jewelry isn't common.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 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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#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.social Sep 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

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 4:01 PM

An interlocking rings sterling silver Mexican modernist necklace by Eligio Contreras of Taxco c. 1980s.

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#handmade #sterlingsilver #EligioContreras #taxco #mexicansilver #necklace #mexicanmodernism #biomorphic #wearableart #art #1980s #sculpturetowear

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 3:50 PM

A sculptural Los Ballesteros Taxco sterling silver Mexican modernist necklace c. 1980s - will fit up to a 16" neck!

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#handmade #sterlingsilver #LosBallesteros #taxco #mexicansilver #necklace #mexicanmodernism #modernistjewelry #sculptural #silver #art

@loscastillotaxco.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 2:19 PM

A rare 'metal pintura' Mexican modernist fishermen design brooch by Chato Castillo c. 1950s.

#chatocastillotaxco #metalpintura #paintingwithmetal #mexicanmodernism #modernistjewelry #handmade #loscastillotaxco #taxco #design #modernism #midcenturymexico #mexicandesign #hechoamano #hechoenmexico