A fine Mexican silver plate and malachite toast rack.

By Emilia Castillo, daughter of the renowned Taxco silversmith Antonio Castillo of Los Castillos.

In silver plate.

With a silver spiral rack mounted on scalloped, hand-hammered tray. Both ends of the spiral rack terminate in a figural lily pad device with a carved malachite frog.

Marked to the base (on a corner).

Simply wonderful Emilia Castillo design!

Date: 
Late 20th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
There are some noticeable scratches to the top of the tray and some wear to the high points of the hand hammered tray. Otherwise, there is some light edge wear, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Maker:
Emilia Castillo

Marks:
Marked to the corner of the base for Plateado / Emilia Castillo / 1 / Mexico M.R. / TO-85

Fineness:
Marked Plateado for silver plate.

Measurements:
Length: ca. 8 5/8 in.
Width: ca. 5 3/4 in.
Height: ca. 2 3/4 in.

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