Vintage Mexican silver jewelry – Reveriano and Maria Castillo (Reveri)

Reveriano Castillo apprenticed with William Spratling at Taller de Las Delicias in Taxco, Mexico from 1934 to 1939.  He then joined Hector Aguilar’s Taller Borda, which had been established the same year.  Maria, Reveriano’s wife, worked for Los Castillo for ten years.

The couple opened their own taller, Reveri, in 1952 (it closed in 1992). Their unique designs incorporated techniques such as weaving, braiding, married metals, and niello and is highly collectible.  Jewelry was their focus, but they created other items as well.  Over time their designs became more modern, making for an interesting design evolution.

Two vintage Reveri silver pieces, a dimentional pre-Columbian themed pendant/brooch  and a modernist bracelet, are currently for sale on eBay:

Background information from The Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks, and Makers’ Marks (which has several nice examples, along with photographs of the makers’ marks) and  The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks by Bille Hougart.