A handmade brass with azurmalachite stone inlay 'Cactus' cabinet or furniture hardware decorative plate by Los Castillo in Taxco circa 1960s/70s era.

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Blanket - Teotitlan de Valle, Oaxaca Mexico, 1950 . #textileart #textiles #craft #finecraft #traditionalcraft #mexicancraft #indigenouscrafts #handwoven #blanket #handwovenblanket #functionalart #design #designhistory

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Oaxacan Craft…

Austin, 2025

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A lovely vintage 1980s handmade silver-plated copper and inlaid turquoise Mexican modernist geometric design tray/plate by Los Castillo of Taxco. Most likely an Antonio Castillo design, and beautifully inlaid with different shades of turquoise with natural inclusions that add great interest to the design! This tray could be used for all kinds of things: a vide poche at the front door or a nightstand, a gorgeous framing for business cards, a serving tray for petite delicacies, just about anything you can imagine would look better with this object of beauty! Measures 7" diameter. Marked at back as shown, "Los Castillo Taxco Hecho a Mano Mexico". Please note that the variation in the stone is natural and part of the original design, not damage or loss. Excellent vintage condition.

A Los Castillo silver and turquoise mosaic inlay platter circa 1980.

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Oaxacan crafts, a vibrant tradition in Mexico, encompass a wide array of handmade goods, including ceramics, textiles, wood carvings, and alebrijes, each reflecting the rich culture and history of the region. Oaxacan wood carvings, including alebrijes, are a prominent form of folk art, featuring whimsical and imaginative creatures. Alebrijes are fantastical, brightly painted wooden sculptures depicting animals, people, and imaginary creatures, a relatively young tradition that has become a symbol of Mexican folk art. Manuel Jiménez Ramírez (9 June 1919 – 4 March 2005) was a Mexican carver, sculptor and painter credited as the originator of the Oaxacan version of “alebrijes,” animal creatures carved in wood and painted in strong contrasting colours with intricate designs. He was a charismatic and philosophical person, who believed he was the reincarnation of an artist. He began making animal figures of clay when he was a child but changed to wood carving later, creating human figures, nativity scenes, masks and more as well as the alebrijes. His work can be found in public and private collections in various parts of the world, especially in the United States.

Animal figure
carved wood, paint
c. 1965
Manuel Jiménez Ramírez
Oaxaca, Mexico

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