Face it: this vintage Los Castillo sterling silver bracelet is fantastico!

Ever since Antonio Castillo and his brothers established their business in 1939, Los Castillo silver designs have become the prized possessions of many a silver enthusiast. This bracelet, which will be sold at auction on April 11th, is yet another … Continue reading

Margot de Taxco fine vintage jewelry at auction this week

On Tuesday, two lots of vintage Margot de Taxco jewelry will be sold during Skinner’s Fine Jewelry auction. Margot van Voorhies Carr (known as Margot de Taxco) first arrived in Mexico in 1937 and was especially well-known for her use of … Continue reading

Mixing it up with vintage Mexican silver and metales casados

Metales casados, or “married” metals, is the technique of fusing two or more metals in a design. Two great Taxco names, Los Castillo and Ana Nunez de Brilanti (Victoria), were responsible for introducing this technique in twentieth-century Taxco. But they … Continue reading