Los Castillo Taxco
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Los Castillo Taxco
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The works of the Los Castillo taller in Taxco, Mexico - including the works of the four founding brothers, and their children, and close relatives.
The present generation at Los Castillo, the children of Antonio Castillo: Emilia, Lily, and Wolmar.
(English translation of the below in Alt notes)

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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A silverplate Peacock pitcher by Los Castillo of Taxco inlaid with malachite and azurite stones circa 1980s.

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November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A large set of vintage 1990s handmade sterling silver brooch and earrings with lucite dangles by Brenda Schoenfeld, a cousin to the Castillo family, and a successful jewelry designer in her own right.

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November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A spectacular no doubt one of a kind Los Castillo Taxco 'metales casados' Mexican modernist necklace with a pre-Columbian jade 'bird head' carving at center front!
Designed by Chato Castillo circa 1955.

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November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A big vintage 1940s handmade sterling silver floral motif fur clip designed by Margot Van Voorhies for Los Castillo in Taxco - design number 621, measures 5" tall by 3"!

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October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A medium size Los Castillo Taxco handmade 'metales casados' (married metals) abstract modernist tray - no doubt designed by Chato Castillo circa 1950s - measures 14" by 9.75".

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October 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Stella Popowski design for Los Castillo circa 1955 - a brooch and a pendant - the pendant measures about 3" tall - primarily made of sterling silver with 'metales casados' (married metals) sections at front, and with turquoise inlay.

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October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A very large Los Castillo Taxco sterling silver black onyx turquoise and azurmalachite inlay Mexican modernist pendant designed by Stella Popowski circa 1950 - measures 3.75" tall!

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September 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
An early 1950s Chato bracelet design for Los Castillo created in ‘metales castillo’ (sterling, copper, and brass) and centering a large vividly colored azurmalachite cabochon.

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September 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A Chato Castillo 'cubist musician' design sterling silver brooch for Los Castillo Taxco circa 1955 - measures 2.5" tall, marked "Los Castillo Taxco Hecho en Mexico" with design number 104, and the Eagle 15.

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September 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Wolmar Castillo
the son of Antonio Castillo of Los Castillo
metales casados (married metals)
coffee pot, creamer, sugar
circa 2000

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#antoniocastillo #loscastillotaxco #mexicandesign #disenomexicano #handmade #hechoenmexico #oneofakind #coffeeset #metalescasados #marriedmetals
September 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Chato Castillo prototype sculpture version of the very rare Parrot design salt and pepper shakers from 1940 - the prototype on the left - one of the shakers beside the original sketch by Chato on the right.

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September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A classic Chato Castillo design for Los Castillo in Taxco in married metals with black onyx 'eye' - original design from 1943!

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September 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Mexico City storefront for Los Castillo of Taxco circa 1955 - it was located on Avenida Juarez.

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September 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A Chato Castillo modernist brooch design for Los Castillo circa 1955 - measures 2.25" by 1.75", and weighs 29 grams - marked "Los Castillo Taxco" in a circle around the Eagle 15, and design #162.

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September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A Los Castillo Taxco married metals and pre Columbian green stone ear-spool bracelet with dangles - designed by Chato Castillo for Los Castillo circa 1960.

#handmade #metalescastillo #metalescasados #marriedmetals #precolumbian #mexicansilver #mexicanjewelry #loscastillotaxco #chatocastillodesign
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
An iconic pair of mid-century Mexican modernist cufflinks designed by Stella Popowski for Los Castillo in Taxco - handmade in 'metales casados' with 'onix negro' (black onyx) and turquoise inlay - a fish, a star, and a black sun!

#loscastillotaxco #stellapopowski #mexicansilver #taxco #cufflinks
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Salvador Terán sterling silver brooch design at Los Castillo circa 1950s - two pre-Columbian athletes at play!

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August 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Handmade vintage 1980s silver-plated brass box with rosewood interior and 'metales casados' decorated top set in a 'mosaico azteca' surround - designed by Antonio Castillo. NFS

#handmade #silverplate #box #metalescasados #mosaicoazteca #precolumbian #indigenous #loscastillotaxco #hechoenmexico #art
August 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Two trinket boxes by Los Castillo featuring an Aries the Ram design - upper example in brass inlaid with azurmalachite - bottom example in sterling inlaid with black onyx inlaid with sterling - both designs by Chato Castillo circa 1960.

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August 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Los Castillo was founded in 1939 by four brothers who were all talented designers and silversmiths, but there was also a famous sister, Tachi, who had a long and illustrious career as a fashion designer.

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August 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Antonio Castillo collected pre-Columbian relics for most of his life, and over the years created several pieces of jewelry housing some of these relics - here is a sterling necklace centering an approx 1000 year old clay seal - measures 24" wearable.

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July 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An 'onix negro' (black onyx) and turquoise mosaic inlay set in sterling silver Mexican modernist brooch designed by Chato Castillo for Los Castillo in Taxco circa 1950s - measures 1-5/8" diameter.

#loscastillotaxco #onixnegro #mexicanmodernist #brooch #wearableart #mexicansilver #jewelrydesign #art
July 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
July 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM