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Pre-Eagle Mexican Los Castillo Silver Brooch! #2094424

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Pre-Eagle Mexican Los Castillo Silver Brooch! #2094424
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~ Rare, Highly Collectible Book Piece by Taxco Taller! ~</em></td>
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One of Los Castillo's most sought after and hard-to-find designs ... Curved sterling silver foliate cone shapes and large silver domes compose this exquisite circular brooch that was handwrought in the 1940's. One of the most cherished early designs {#468} by the taller, it was produced in matching pieces {necklace and two bracelets}, as well as in several variations with domes in blue art glass and onyx. Such a variation of this brooch is featured on page 88, plate VI-18, in Penny Chittim Morrill and Carole A. Berk's definitive reference book Mexican Silver: Modern Hand-wrought Jewelry & Metalwork, 4th Edition. A sumptuous piece of wearable art, it is also an important and valuable addition to any advanced Mexican silver collection. Hallmarks: Marked in linear blocked letters--LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO, STERLING, MADE IN MEXICO, 468. According to Bille Hougart's THE LITTLE BOOK OF MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS, this particular Los Castillo hallmark is quite old, dating between 1940 and 1945. Dimensions: 2-5/8" in diameter. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, with only two domes with a small dimple, surface scratches to the back of the pin, and a small tool mark on one dome, which most likely occurred at the time the brooch was being made. None of these at all detracts from the magnificence of the piece. A fully functional rollover clasp boasts the extra-long pin stem, seen in many early Mexican pieces.
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<tr><td>Condition:See Description</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Country:Mexico</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:Pre-Eagle Mexican Los Castillo Silver Brooch!</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Ocean View, DE</td></tr>
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