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Exceptionally Rare Mexican Pedro Castillo Silver Pin browse these categories for related items... All Items: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1960: item # 902244 Please refer to our stock # GA231 when inquiring.
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Based on a work by Hector Aguilar …
Brother of Carlos Castillo, cousin of Reveriano, and nephew of Damaso Gallegos, Pedro Castillo worked for William Spratling in the 1930’s, and then, in 1939, joined Hector Aguilar’s Taller Borda and earned the title maestro. Hailing from the 1950’s, this exquisite pin not only exemplifies his extraordinary silver making talents, but it also is adapted from a 1940 design by Aguilar. Depicting a stylized Aztec eagle head {Cuauhtli}, Castillo’s handwrought, sterling silver brooch boasts exceptional technique, including cutwork, piercing, applied silver {as seen in the fabulous domed eye}, flat chasing, and heavy oxidizing to accentuate the detail and dimension of the overall design. At once refined and robust in its gracefully bold, curvilinear lines and slightly convex form, this is an eminently wearable piece, as well as a distinguished collectible for any serious aficionado of Mexican silver and its master artisans. HALLMARKS: STERLING; PC {conjoined, inside circle}; TAXCO, HECHO EN MEXICO {circle}; 104; Eagle assay stamp #3. Pedro Castillo is featured in Bille Hougart’s The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks. DIMENSIONS: 1-3/4” x 1-1/4”. WEIGHT: 12.3 grams. CONDITION: Superlative vintage condition, definitely collector quality, including a secure rollover-locking clasp. BOOK PIECE REFERENCE: The Hector Aguilar pin, upon which this Pedro Castillo work is based, is called ”Stylized Serpent Head” and it is pictured on page 61, figure I-102, in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny C. Morrill. |
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