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Spectacular Los Castillo Sail Fish Brooch! #2094425

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Spectacular Los Castillo Sail Fish Brooch! #2094425
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~ Rare Museum Quality Book Piece Design #514! ~</em></td>
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AN ANCHOR PIECE FOR ANY SERIOUS MEXICAN SILVER COLLECTION ? Where to begin to describe this classic Los Castillo masterwork #514? Let?s start with its published recognition as one of the most significant designs by the Taxco taller. Versions are showcased in: Mexican Silver: Modern Hand-wrought Jewelry & Metalwork, 4th Edition, by Penny Chittim Morrill and Carole A. Berk, page 80, pl. VI-1 and page 88, pl. VI-17; William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance by Penny C. Morrill, page 26, fig. 24; and Warman?s Jewelry, 3rd Edition, by Christie Romero, page 230.

Next, the work itself: Rare, handwrought, and magnificent in imagination and execution, the large, heavy-gauge silver repoussé brooch depicts a sail fish clasping an aqua blue, art glass cabochon. The glass cab creates the wonderful effect of an ocean bubble captured in time, and the extraordinary swirling scroll and bead detail that surround the fish generate breathtaking movement, suggesting a turbulent, roiling sea.

Finally, its stellar attributes and quality. Hallmarks: LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO {circle}; STERLING, MADE IN MEXICO {circle}; 514. There is no evidence of an Eagle stamp. According to Bille Hougart?s The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks, this particular Los Castillo hallmark dates the piece between 1950 and 1965. Dimensions: 3-1/4? x 1-7/8?. Condition: Museum and collector quality.

A singular find for the advanced collector, this is an important investment piece whose ...
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<tr><td>Location:Ocean View, DE</td></tr>
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