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Is Taxco silver real silver?

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Is Taxco silver real silver?
Yes, Taxco silver is real silver. Pieces bearing the Taxco mark come from silversmith workshops located in Taxco, Mexico. The region has been known as a major center for silver production since the 1920s. Find a diverse assortment of Taxco silver jewelry, tableware and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Los Castillo Taxco Silver Plate & Stone Lizard Shot Glass, Mexican Silversmith
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and highly collectible figural shot glass designed and manufactured in Taxco, Mexico by the renowned Los Castillo workshop, one of the most important silversmithing famili...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Organic Modern Barware

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Brass

Los Castillo Taxco Parrot Pitcher Tea Set Silver Plate Hardstone 1960s
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional four-piece modernist serving set designed and produced by Los Castillo of Taxco, Mexico, circa 1960s. This sculptural set includes a large parrot-form water pitcher, ...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Modern Pitchers

Materials

Stone, Silver Plate, Copper

Vintage Los Castillo Silver Butterfly Pitcher with Malachite & Shell Inlay
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional Los Castillo silver-plated pitcher from Taxco, Mexico, featuring a whimsical and artistic design with two applied butterflies—one inlaid with luminous mother of pearl and...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Malachite, Silver Plate

Los Castillo Silver Toucan Pitcher with Onyx & Mixed Metal Inlay, Mexico 1960s
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A whimsical and collectible Mexican silver pitcher designed in the 1960s by the renowned Los Castillo workshop of Taxco, Guerrero. This sculptura...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Onyx, Silver Plate, Brass

Rare Los Castillo "Bird of Paradise" Pitcher, Mexican Modern Silversmithing
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking example of Mexican Modernism from the renowned Los Castillo workshop in Taxco, this sculptural silver-plated water pitcher dates to the 1970s and embodies the expressive a...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Alabaster, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Brass, Silver Plate

Rare Los Castillo Taxco "Crab" Abalone & Brass Jewelry Box, Mexican Silversmith
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional and highly collectible figural crab jewelry box designed and handcrafted by Los Castillo in Taxco, Mexico, one of the most influential worksho...
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

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