LA JOYERIA
is Proud to Present a Collection of Fine Vintage
Los Castillo Silver Jewelry
Established 1996
Proprietrix
Sheila Pamfiloff
email: pamfiloff@glitterbox.com
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Los Castillo Silver Jewelry
DESIGNS BY LOS
CASTILLO 
Los Castillo is the first family of Taxco. Originally with Spratling, but soon out on their own, they became innovators of Sterling Design, Mixed Metals and Ceramics with Pure Silver Overlay. Don Antonio Castillo headed his Taller, Los Castillo, until his recent passing. The Los Castillo Shop is located at the Estate of Antonio Castillo, the Rancho de la Cascada, surrounded by gardens, waterfalls and ancient artifacts. Until his recent passing, Don Antonio continued his innovations in Silver Art with new works in amber, carved stones and his dynamic settings of Pre-columbian ancient artifacts, of which he was a world renowned expert and collector.
Don Antonio passed away on May
25, 2000. Taxco Lost a Legend. Under
family members, the Los Castillo Taller continues to operate with it's
exploration and innovations in Silver and other Materials in wonderful
new designs.
= Recent Updates
= Most Recent Updates
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
One of Los Castillo's cherished early designs with curved
cone shapes and large domes in a double band. This design comes in several variations. See necklace #2482, bracelet #2434, and brooch #2511. Signed Los Castillo in a Circle and the Eagle #15. Measures 7" x 2". Design #468. Excellent Condition. #2385  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
Late 1940s to
Early 1950s, Eagle #15. A Bold and Dramatic Early
Design. Extra Large Curls and Graduated Dots in Repousse'
dominate the Front portion of this Very early Hand Made Bracelet. Marked Los Castillo in old-style linear block, design #250. Measures 6-5/8" around. Front measures. 2-1/8"". Very Good Condition. #2838, $695.00  Illustrated in 'Old Jewelry-6th ed.', pg. 448, C. Jeanenne Bell, Krause Pub. |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
One of Los Castillo's cherished early designs with curved
cone shapes and large domes in a single band. This design comes in several variations. See necklace #2482, Bracelet 2385, and brooch #2511. Signed Los Castillo in a Circle and the Eagle #15. Design #468. Measures 7". Excellent Condition. #2434, $495.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
1940s pre-Eagle. Handwrought
Rare and Gorgeous
Sail Fish design. The detailing and movement in this design captures
the sense of fish swimming in a turbulent ocean. Fish clutch large aqua
glass stones. Featured in 'Mexican Silver, 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Metal Work', by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk. pg 80. Marked in linear block letters, Los Castillo Taxco Sterling Made in Mexico, design number #514. See matching brooch #2479 below. Measures 2" x 6-1/2'. Excellent Condition. #2476, $1,850.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
1940s
pre-Eagle. Lovely old design bracelet in repousse', with old
hook closure. Signed in the old linear mark, 'Los Castillo Taxco Sterling Made in Mexico, Design #626. Measures 7-1/4" x 1-1/4". Excellent Condition. #2553, $575.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
Lovely High and Low relief with Circles and Arches. Signed Los Castillo in a circle, design # 23 or 29, eagle #15. Measures 7-7/8" x 7/8". Box clasp with safety chain. Excellent Condition. #2567, $550.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
This flowing three dimensional design is created by the
overlapping of the foliage forms and the encircling of the Amethyst
cabochons. Lovely movement. Marked Los Castillo in a Circle, Eagle #15, design #822 Measures 6-3/4 x 1" Excellent Condition. #2698, $600.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
Late 1940s, early
1950s.
Beautiful Onyx Cabochon Stones highlight this Early Link Bracelet,
in
one of Los Castillo Collectors' most sought after Designs. This design, in blue stones, is featured on the Los Castillo title page of Morrill and Berk's "Mexican Silver". Signed Los Castillo in block, design #222, Eagle 15 Measures 7- 3/8" x 1-3/8". Very Good Condition. #2911, $895.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
pre-Eagle Fierce Confronting Warrior Faces, with streams
of feathers. Very
early design in detailed repousse'. Marked in the old linear Los Castillo mark. Design #276 Front measures 2-1/2". Hinge style bracelet which will fit a large wrist. Very Good Condition. #2757, $675.00  
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
One of Los Castillo's traditional designs with Half
Circles
and silver beading. Marked in a Circle, eagle 15. Design #325. Measures 14-1/2 x 7/8". Very Good Condition with lovely old Patina. See matching bracelet below #2460. #2728, |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
One of Los Castillo's traditional designs with Half
Circles
and silver beading. Marked in a Circle, eagle 15. Design #325. Lovely old Patina. Measures 7-1/4" x 7/8". Very Good Condition, the box clasp was replaced at some point in its history. See above picture for the matching necklace #2728. #2460, $550.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
1940s design. This is a favored Taxco design with the
preferred Amethyst Cabochon presentation; the
cabochons have been presented in a variety of materials; stones, glass,
and
metals. Marked in the circular Los Castillo mark, design #569, Eagle #15. Measures 7" x 7/8". Very Good Condition. #2565, $600.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET
and EARRINGS, pre-Eagle.c.1944. Very high spiral design. This set is featured in the well known 1944 Ad for the La Tausca store, on Fifth Avenue in New York. Old linear mark, design 652. Bracelet measures 1" x 7". Earrings 1-1/2" x 1". Very good condition. #2600. $750.00  La Tausca Ad  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH, 1940s
design, Pre-eagle. Handwrought Rare
and Gorgeous Sail Fish design. The detailing and movement in this
design captures the sense of a fish swimming in a turbulent ocean. Fish
clutch large aqua glass stone. Bracelet is featured in 'Mexican Silver, 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Metal Work', by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk, pg. 80. Marked in linear block letters, Los Castillo Taxco Sterling Made in Mexico, design number #514. See matching bracelet # 2476 above. Measures a Large 3-12" x 2". Excellent Condition. #2475, $750.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH,
pre-Eagle c.1940s. Large Winged brooch with dramatic
center dome. Hand made with deep oxidzed highlights adding to great
depth. This brooch, with an Amethyst dome, was featured in the well known 1944 Ad for the La Tausca store, on Fifth Avenue in New York. Marked with the old pre-eagle linear mark, design #596 LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO, STERLING, MADE IN MEXICO, Measures 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" Very Good Condition. #2956, $395.00 
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH
and EARRINGS, 1944 pre-Eagle.
Very large Amethyst Quartz Cabochon stone, deeply recessed in leaf
forms. This set is featured in the well known Ad for the La Tausca store, on Fifth Avenue in New York, and comes with the Original Tausca Jewelry Bag. Marked in the linear Los Castillo, design #596. Brooch measures a substantial 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" and 1/2" high. Earrings are 1". Very Good Condition. #2447, $695.00 La Tausca Jewelry Bag  La Tausca Ad
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH,
pre-Eagle c.1940s. Large and wonderful Fantasy Bug
with very detailed wings. All hand made in very high multiple levels. This bug brooch, with an Amethyst body, was featured in the well known 1944 Ad for the La Tausca store, on Fifth Avenue in New York. Marked with the old pre-eagle linear mark, design #598 LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO, STERLING, MADE IN MEXICO, Measures 2-3/4" x 2" Very Good Condition with a nice even Patina. #2762, $395.00 
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH,
One of Los
Castillo's cherished early designs with curved
cone shapes and large domes in a fanned out circular design . This design comes in several variations. See necklace #2482, bracelet #2385, and bracelet #2484. A variation of this brooch can be seen in the book, 'Mexican Silver, 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Metal Work', by Penny Morrill and Carole Berk, pg 88. Signed Los Castillo in a Circle and the Eagle #15, design number #468. Measures 2-1/2". Very Good Condition. #2511, $495.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH
1940s
design, pre-Eagle, Large repousse floral design with
drop. Oxidized accents add to the 3-D effect. Los Castillo circular mark, Design number #548 Measures a Large 3" x 2-1/4". Very Good Condition with a deep rich patina. #2957a, $295.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH
1940s
design, pre-Eagle, Colonial design, with circle motif and
fluted flowers. Oxidized accents. Often referred to as the Owl Eye
Brooch. Old linear Los Castillo Mark. Design number #521 Measures a Large 2-3/4" x 2-3/4". Very Good Condition with a light patina. #2721, $295.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH
1940s
pre-Eagle design, Deep carved looping linear design with
oxidized
recesses. Old linear Los Castillo Mark. Design number #260 Measures a Large 2-1/4" x 1-3/4" Very Good Condition. (To see the matching bracelet (item #2572) from this design, visit the Mexican Silver Archive Page.) #2959a, $375.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH
1940s
design, Deep carved looping linear design with oxidized
recesses. Old linear Los Castillo Mark. Design number #110 M Measures a Large 2-3/4" x 1" Very Good Condition. (To see the matching bracelet (item #2096)from this design, visit the Mexican Silver Archive Page.) #2858, $375.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH,
1940s
design, pre-Eagle.
Exceptional detail with Double Swans swimming in a pond; one of Los
Castillo's most sought after designs. Old linear Los Castillo Mark. Measures a Large 2-3/4" x 2-3/4". Very Good Condition with a light patina. #2626, $500.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | FUR
CLIP,
1940s pre-Eagle. Early Hand Made pre-Columbian Priest
Figure, in a cross-legged praying position. Marked in block letters Los Castillo, Taxco, 980, Made in Mexico, early design #267. Measures 1-3/4" x 1". Very Good Condition with a Lovely Patina. #2671, $345.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BROOCH,
Very Early 1940s pre-Eagle. Very Large Early Hand Made
pre-Columbian
inspired Gargoyle-fish Figure. Amazing 3-Demnsionality created, both
front and back, with the interweaving of layers, creating dramatic
movement. See Matching Earrings below: Marked in block letters Los Castillo, Taxco, Very, Very Early design #106M. Measures a substantial 3-1/8" x 1-1/2". Very Good Condition with a Deep, Deep Rich Patina. #2964, $495.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | EARRINGS,
1940s pre-Eagle. Early Hand Made pre-Columbian
inspired Gargoyle-fish
Figures. See Matching Brooch above: Marked in block letters Los Castillo, Taxco, very early design #106M. Measures 1-1/2" x 5/8". Very Good Condition with a Lovely Patina. #2212, |
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LOS CASTILLO | EARRINGS, c. 1940s
pre-Eagle. Amethyst
cabochon with dots and leaf forms. Marked in block letters Los Castillo on one earring and Sterling Mexico, with the design number, on the other. French style clip backs. Measure 1". Very Good Condition with a light Patina. #2495, $175.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | FUR
CLIP, c. 1940s pre-Eagle. pre-Columbian inspired design of a
bird in Paradise catching a fish. Marked with the Linear pre-eagle mark, Los Castillo, Taxco, Sterling Made in Mexico, Design #220 Measures 3-1/4" x 1-1/4" Very Good Condition with a dark Patina. #2654, $400.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | FUR
CLIPS, 1940s pre-Eagle. Amethyst cabochon with dots leaf
forms. Marked in block letters Los Castillo, Design #201. Measure 2" x 1-1/2". Very Good Condition with a mild Patina. #2347, $300.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | SALVADOR TERAN,
DOUBLE CANDLE HOLDER, c.1940s.
Handwrought heavy gauged Copper double candle holder. Marked in a Circle, "Cobre Artistico, Made in Mexico, CA (in script) Taxco, Los Castillo Handwrought." Don Antonio told me that from the late 1940s through 1955, his cousin, Salvador Teran, did most of the Cobre Artistico designs. Production of the Cobre Artistico line stopped in 1955. Measures 8" long, 4" high 7-1/2"", and a varying width of 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 ". Very Good Condition with a rich patina. #2514, $250.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
1940s pre-Eagle.
One
of Los Castillo's early designs with curved leaf-shapes with depth
highlighted by oxidization. Nice heavy solid construction. Signed Los Castillo Taxcoin a circle, Sterling Made in Mexico in a circle, design #238. Measures 15" x 5/8", with the old-style hook closure. Excellent Condition with a nice mellow patina. #2924, $750.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
BRACELET and, EARRINGS
1940s pre-Eagle. An
Early design of Swirling Ribbed Leaves with deep Niello Highlights. Marked in a circle, Los Castillo, Taxco, Design #817. Measures; Necklace 15-1/4" x 3/4", Bracelet 7-1/8" x 1-3/8", Earrings 1-1/8" x 3/4". Very Good Condition. #2574, $1,450.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | COLLAR
NECKLACE, One
of Los Castillo's cherished early designs with curved
cone shapes and large domes in a double band. This design comes in several variations. See bracelet #2485, bracelet #2434, and brooch #2511. Signed Los Castillo in a Circle and the Eagle #15, design #468. Measures 14-1/4" x 5/8. Excellent Condition. #2482, $700.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE
c.1945, pre-Eagle. Bold, bold linear design; one of
several variations. This pieces is referenced in the book "Mexican Silver 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Metalwork", by Penny Morril and Carole Berk, pg 87. Marked in the old Linear Los Castillo mark, Design #252. Measures 15". The center piece measures 4-1/2" x 1-1/2". Very Good Condition with lovely old Patina. #2874, $2,195.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE, 1940s pre-Eagle. Popular
early design in Sterling. This is a favored Taxco
design and
the
domes or cabochons have been presented in a variety of materials;
stones, glass,
and
metals. This has a thumbless spring ring closure. Although, the double hook closure is more common, the construction appears original, and this may have been an early closure, before going to the double hook. Marked in the old linear Los Castillo mark, design #595. Measures 16" x 7/8". Very Good Condition, with a warm rich patina. #2653, $595.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | BRACELET,
Popular early design in Sterling. This is a favored Taxco
design and
the
domes or cabochons have been presented in a variety of materials;
stones, glass,
and
metals. Marked in the circular Los Castillo mark, Eagle 15, design #595. Measures 7" x 7/8". Very Good Condition. #2468, |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
BRACELET and EARRINGS, c.1940s,
pre-Eagle. An
Early design of Swirls, Dots and Ribs with deep Niello Highlights. Marked in a circle, Los Castillo, Taxco, Design #637. Measures; Necklace 14-1/2" x 3/4", Bracelet 7" x 3/4", Earrings 1" x 3/4". Very Good Condition. #2214, $1,450.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
c.1940s,
pre-Eagle. Spirals have
been used in many pre-history cultures for decorative or ritual
purposes. The repeat of spirals in jewelry has a calming quality. The
Castillos along with many Taxco designers incorporated spirals motifs
in their designs. Marked with the pre-Eagle linear mark. Los Castillo, Taxco Sterling, Made in Mexico, design # 392. Measures 17-1/2" x 1/2". Very Good Condition. #2674, $750.00 |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE,
BRACELET,
and EARRINGS. Enamel Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings marked
ESMALTE AFUEGO. Doubled design on bracelet adds to its dramatic
statement. Marked with the circular Los Castillo mark, ESMALTE AFUEGO, design #02, and the Eagle #15. Necklace measures 16-3/8" x 3/4", Bracelet 7-1/4 x 1-1/2", Screwback Earrings 3/4". Note: Earrings are Los Castillo, but another design, #013; still, a good match. Very Good Condition. #2955, $1,275.00  |
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LOS CASTILLO | NECKLACE
and EARRINGS. Very Rare Enamel Necklace and Earrings marked
ESMALTE AFUEGO. Deep Rich Red Enamel on Sterling. Marked with the circular Los Castillo mark, design #110, and the Eagle mark. Necklace measures 15-3/8" x 3/4". Earrings 3/4". Very Good Condition with a light soft Patina. #2411, $775.00. |
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PEDRO CASTILLO | BRACELET,
c.1940s,
pre-Eagle. Linear interwoven design, with
heavy links and linear recesses accented by
oxidization. Marked with the intertwined PC, Taxco, Hecho en Mexico in a circle, 925. Measures 7" x 1" Very Good Condition. #2815, $395.00 |
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PEDRO CASTILLO | BRACELET,
c.1940s,
pre-Eagle. Geometric
link style design, with heavy links and linear recesses accented by
oxidization. Marked with the intertwined PC, Taxco, Hecho en Mexico in a circle, 925. Measures 7-1/4" x 7/8" Very Good Condition. #2687, $400.00 |
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PEDRO CASTILLO | BRACELET,
c.1940s,
pre-Eagle. Subtle
design with overlapping diamonds and curves accented by
oxidization in the recesses. Marked with the intertwined PC, Taxco, Hecho en Mexico in a Circle, Sterling. Measures 7-1/4" x 7/8" Very Good Condition. #2695, $375.00  |
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REVERIANO CASTILLO | AMETHYST
PENDANT-STYLE NECKLACE, Intricate Wire Work highlights this
Large Dramatic cut Amethyst Gemstone. Reveriano apparently used a touch
of humor as he added a Serpent's forked copper tongue at one end of the
Wire work. Reveriano Castillo first worked for William Spratling and then worked at the Taller Borda. He and his wife Maria, who worked for Los Castillo for ten years, opened their own Taller in 1952, named "Reveri" which was sold in 1989. Their designs tend to be Clean and Crisp with simpler Decorative Elements. Marked R within a C, Taxco, Sterling, and applied Eagle #3; The necklace-chain is marked with an applied Eagle that matches the pendant's applied Eagle. Measures 20", 1-1/2" x 3/4" drop measures 2" with bale . Excellent Condition. #2965,  |
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REVERIANO CASTILLO | CHOKER-STYLE
NECKLACE, Figure Eight design with an implanted
ball. Reveriano Castillo first worked for William Spratling and then worked at the Taller Borda. He and his wife Maria, who worked for Los Castillo for ten years, opened their own Taller in 1952, named "Reveri" which was sold in 1989. Their designs tend to be Clean and Crisp with simpler Decorative Elements. Marked R within a C, design #511, Taxco, Sterling, and Eagle #3. Measures 15". Very Good Condition with a lovely Patina. #2318, $350.00 |