Los Castillo Mexican silver mixed metals obsidian "snake" Pin Earrings
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950: Item # 1456528
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950: Item # 1456528
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Symbols of fertility, rebirth, transformation and even immortality snakes and serpents have been favorite jewelry motifs through the centuries and across civilizations. In this Mexican Deco demi signed by the Los Castillo they are formed by silver, copper and brass, their slick bodies coiled around shimmering golden sheen obsidian. This is one of the best examples of the technique I have seen by the Los Castillo - probably because I love snake jewelry. Yet how could I say otherwise? Just look at the attention to detail that went into its crafting: the mixing of metals in the bodies, the tiny little eyes on the side of the heads, the articulated bifurcated tongue hanging out of the brooch’s snake mouth. Measuring 1 5/8” wide the brooch is 1 1/4” tall; the earrings are 7/8” tall by 3/4” wide and the set weighs 38.1 grams. It is signed “METALES CASTILLO” as well as “MADE IN MEXICO” and des. no 166 on brooch while the earrings are marked “LOS CASTILLO TAXCO”. There is no silver hallmark but the metal has been tested and guaranteed to be silver of sterling quality. The demi dates in the pre-1948 period and is in
excellent vintage condition with some of the most impressive, golden sheen pieces of obsidian I have seen, beautiful detail in the snakes’ bodies and heads, wonderful patina and no damage or repairs noted.
