A Mexican Silver, Copper, and Brass "Mayan" Bowl, Chato Castillo for Los Castillo, Taxco, Circa 1950-55
Lot Closed
January 20, 05:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the hemispherical bowl inlaid through with Mayan figures with headdresses and jewelry, alternating with pots, on separate Greek Key inlaid base, marked on base Los Castillo Taxco, Made by Chato, and eagle mark with 15
30 oz. 10 dwt, 949 g gross
Diameter: 11 in., 28 cm
Purchased by the parents of the consignor directly from the artist, probably in 1951.
Jorge "Chato" Castillo is considered to have been the most innovative and artistic of the Castillo brothers, pioneering the return to Mayan and Aztec-influenced designs and creating the "metales casados," or "married metals" technique of mixing silver, copper, and brass.
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