Description:

**Originally Listed At $800**

Latin America, Mexico, Taxco, Los Castillo, ca. 1939 to 1962 CE. A lovely silver plated pitcher and bowl - both adorned with a sweet perching bird on the rim. The birds' wings as well as the pedestal of the bowl are colored with inset stone of green hues, possibly malachite; the birds' eyes are inlaid with a black stone or glass bead; and the beaks as well as the rim of the pitcher are gilded. Pitcher is stamped "LOS CASTILLO TAXCO", "HECHO EN MEXICO" and "TA-01 PLATEADO 383" on the base. Bowl is stamped "LOS CASTILLO TAXCO", "HECHO A MANO" and "TA-01 PLATEADO 383". Size: pitcher measures 7.375" W x 12.25" H (18.7 cm x 31.1 cm); bowl measures 6" W x 4.625" H (15.2 cm x 11.7 cm)

Provenance: ex Los Angeles, California, USA collection

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#128351

  • Condition: The Los Castillo stamp on bowl base is a bit blurry, but one can certainly make out the end of the name. Some wear and abraded loss to the inlays - most to the smaller bird. Dent to carinated section of pitcher. Small dent and scratches/wear to interior walls of bowl. Minor tarnish to both.

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