LOS CASTILLO ANGELFISH PIN SILVER & COPPER
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1940: Item # 1335260
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1940: Item # 1335260
$750.00
Exquisite & rare this lifelike sterling silver, copper & brass angelfish brooch was designed in the late 1930's by Margot Van Voorhies for her husband's taller Los Castillo. This wearable work of art measures 3 3/4" high X 3 1/4" across & weighs 42 grams. The finely detailed angelfish floats through waving brass seaweed above a copper conch shell. Beautiful condition with excellent patina. Pin back and safety catch are tight and secure. When her marriage to Antonio Castillo ended Margot went on to open her own famous taller - MARGOT DE TAXCO. Fully signed on the back LOS CASTILLO STERLING TAXCO design # 109.