Here is one example of a Maciel mark:

Photograph: SilverCollection.it

Current eBay listings for vintage Maciel silver include:

MEXICO VINTAGE MACIEL HAND WROUGHT STERLING SILVER CUFF WIDE BRACELET US $220.00 Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 14:25:30 PST   | Watch this Item

Maciel Vintage Antique 1937 Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet TWO Dedications Mexico US $179.00 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 17:29:12 PST   | Watch this Item

Beautiful Mexican sterling silver vintage dinner bell by Maciel in crane form US $549.99 Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 17:46:39 PST   | Watch this Item

Large 925 Sterling Silver Maciel Mexico Flower Salt & Pepper Shakers US $26.00 (4 Bids) Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 18:39:55 PST   | Watch this Item

VINTAGE SIGNED MACIEL STERLING SILVER MEXICAN SOMBRERO HAT FIGURINE EAGLE MARK US $250.00 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-10-2012 22:27:31 PST   | Watch this Item

Maciel Sterling Silver Candy Bowl Made In Mexico US $299.95 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 13:56:11 PST   | Watch this Item

Vintage hollowware, silverware and jewelry from Maciel of Mexico City originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on September 18, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This

Bille Hougart, in The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks,tells us that Lopez was born in 1915 and was a maestro at Maciel who went on to open the taller Plateria Del Recreo in 1935.

The taller sold fine flatware and hollowware at top outlets, including Rancho Alegre, Sanborn’s and Maria de Taxco (Morrill, Silver Magazine May/June 1999, P. 28). There are several distinct version of the JLR signature mark. His son, Juventino Lopez Manrique has oeprated the company since 1970 (see page 109). At least one item dated 1972 included Hector Aguilar’s eagle 9 (although Aguilar closed his operation in 1962).

Reyes’ eagle numbers are 1,3,9, and 134.

A couple of pieces by Lopez are currently available on eBay:

Circa1940 Juvento Lopez Reyes? Strling Silver Flower Brooch and Pin US $99.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 14:34:11 PST   | Watch this Item

Antique Sterling Silver Modernest Candlesticks Juvento Lopez Reyes 1935-1947 US $1,775.00 Auction Ends: Monday Feb-13-2012 8:35:12 PST   | Watch this Item

JUVENTO LOPEZ REYES ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER WINE PITCHER 16 OZS STERLING SILVER US $480.00 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Monday Feb-13-2012 12:38:00 PST   | Watch this Item

In the next couple of weeks auctions will include sets of silver goblets by Lopez. On April 29th, a set of 6 Mexican silver goblets will be offered by Waddington’s in Toronto (estimate CDN $ 300 – $ 500). Get details for Lot 74 at Artfact. On May 3rd Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will sell a set of 12 mexican silver goblets (estimate US $1,000 – $2,000). Get details for Lot 1118 at Artfact.

A similar set of JUVENTO LOPEZ REYES 10 goblets sold for $ 950 in an August 2009 auction.

Hallmark JLR – Juvento (Juventino) Lopez Reyes originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on April 23, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This

Auction House: DuMouchelles, Detroit, MI
March 13, 2010, 11:00 AM EST
Lot 1498
MACIEL STERLING CREAMER & COVERED SUGAR BOWL, H 7″: Sterling silver creamer and covered sugar bowl set by Maciel of Mexico; each piece of paneled urn form with pedestal base, stamped at the underside. Totaling approximately 34.69 troy oz.
Estimated Price: $200 – $30
Photograph: DuMouchelles

Auction House: Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, OH
March 26, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Lot 161
Mexican Carved Jade Pin With Aztec face set in silver and marked Silver Made in Mexico on reverse, length 2.25 in. x width 1.75 in. second quarter 20th century. Excellent, pin bar slightly bent.
Estimated Price: $500 – $700
Photograph: Cowan’s Auctions

Auction House:  Skinner, Boston, MA
March 27, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Lot 383
Pair of Mexican Silver and Mixed-metal Parrots. Silver, brass, copper, and stone, Jorge Chayo Castillo, Taxco, Mexico. Full-bodied form with heads in blue stone with copper trim, silvered metal beak, and bodies trimmed in stone, brass feet, marked on base, ht. 4 1/8 in.
Estimate $300-500
Photograph: Skinner

Auction House: Skinner, Boston, MA
March 27, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Lot 586
Emilia Castillo Silver Overlay Pottery Bowl. Silver decorated earthenware Mexico, fourth quarter 20th century, Rim decorated with a continuous border of flying parrots in silver, on green pottery accented by four silver dragonflies, maker’s mark on base, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 9 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
Photograph: Skinner

See larger image Mexican Jewelry & Metal Art (Hardcover) By (author) Leslie Pina List Price: $89.99 USD New From: $59.99 In Stock Used from: $48.55 In Stock

More good vintage Mexican silver auctions in March originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on March 7, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This

In a recent auction on eBay, this sterling silver pitcher by Maciel fetched $600:

Photo: eBay seller tanglo_850

If you are keen to get your hands on Maciel jewelry, top-rated eBay seller peepsnmeems has a beautiful vintage Maciel silver bracelet you should look at.  Seller’s description:  “This item for sale is an absolutely gorgeous, vintage super wide, sterling silver cuff bracelet signed by L.Maciel. It is 2 & 1/8ths inch tall, 6 inches around and an additional 1 inch gap. The bracelet weighs 48 grams and has a gorgeous blooming flower on the side. The bracelet is not damaged in any way, it is marked L.Maciel, Hecho en Mexico, 925/1000.”  Click below to see the listing:

Maciel Silver Factory of Mexico City originally appeared on Vintage Mexican Silver on February 28, 2010. Turn to Vintage Mexican Silver for the latest news about auctions and dealers in vintage Mexican silver jewelry and silverware, including mid-century modern and modernist design, William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Los Castillo, Sigi and Antonio Pineda, Matl, Hector Aguilar, and other famous Mexican silver designers.Tweet This