Vintage Los Castillo Style Birds Mounted on Contemporary Tree Forms Table Lamps

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About the Item

A near pair of vintage Los Castillo style birds mounted on contemporary tree form table lamps. Newly wired. Newly mounted. Height measurement is to the top of the finial. A bit about the history of Los Castillo and the connection to William Spratling from Sotheby's website, "The founders of the Castillo firm, the brothers Antonio, Jorge, Miguel and Justo trained at the workshop in Taxco of the American William Spratling who helped to revive Mexico's silver manufactories in the 1930s. They created their own company Los Castillo in 1939. Los Castillo, the well-known Mexican silversmiths of the picturesque city of Taxco, was established in 1939. The name refers to the brothers Antonio, Jorge, Miguel and Justo Castillo whose skills were developed at a young age under the influence of William Spratling (22 September 1900 – 7 August 1967). Writing from Taxco on the day of Spratling's death, caused when his car struck a tree after swerving to avoid something in the road, a correspondent noted that he was an 'internationally known author, artist and father of the silver jewelry industry here. . . . The man who later became known as ''Silver Bill'' Spratling came to Mexico in 1928 as a young professor of architecture, sent from Tulane University in New Orleans to lecture at the University of Mexico. He made his home here and built a silversmith shop on a mountainside just outside Taxco, which became a tourist attraction and led to Taxco's fame as a jewelry center.' (The Daily New, New York, New York, Tuesday, 8 August 1967, final edition, p. 37c) Spratling opened his Taxco shop, Taller de las Delicias in 1931 for the sale of local hand-made furniture, serapes (characteristic Latin American shawls and blankets), jewellery and silver. At 16 years of age in 1929, Antonio was the first of the Castillo brothers to join Spratling as an apprentice. The eventual success of their enterprise was based on their individual skills, both as silversmiths and as designers. Their work, as the present cigar box shows, was inspired by old Aztec figures and decoration, which over the years have become increasingly diverse and popular. Los Castillo lives on in the hands of Antonio Castillo's daughter, Emilia and her two daughters.".

Similar to:
Los Castillo (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Metal,Resin,Stone,Cast,Hand-Crafted
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2020s
Condition:
Additions or alterations made to the original: In good vintage condition with appropriate wear. The lamps are a near pair with slight variations. The upright rods are slightly loose. Both lamps are newly wired. The vintage birds are an addition to the contemporary lamps. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7240230025772