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A mixed metals Art Deco floral design tray by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco circa 1940s.

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April 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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A super rare 5-color 'metales casados' figurative tray by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - measures 14.5" by 8.5"!

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September 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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A metales casados (copper and silver) small tray or vide poche designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco circa 1950s.

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April 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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A Mexican Art Deco handmade sterling silver pre-Columbian figure brooch designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for Victoria in Taxco.

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A super rare vintage late 1940s early 1950s handmade sterling silver pre Columbian Aztec Mayan Figure design pin/pendant brooch created by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shops Victoria and Cony in Taxco. A magnificent example of the highly-detailed hand work created by the Victoria Taller in the 1940s and 1950s in Taxco! A three-dimensional 'face' atop a detailed 'head dress', and with two dangling 'earrings' that each have three dangling bead-tipped wire dangles of their own that all move with the movement of the wearer! Such a beauty, and the only example of this design that I have run across ever! Can be worn on a chain as shown (chain not included), or as a pin/brooch as well. Could also be worn on a neckring, or a black velvet cord would be incredible! Measures 2-3/8" tall by 1-5/8" wide by over 3/8" thickest point, and weighs a substantial 21 grams total. Fully marked at back as shown, "Victoria Mexico Taxco Sterling Cony 576" and Eagle 12. Excellent vintage condition.
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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A rare 'metales casados' (married metals) sterling silver and copper Mexican modernist Seated Figure Atlas design necklace by Victoria of Taxco circa 1950s.

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A rare vintage 1950s three-color (copper, dark and light silver) 'metales casados' (married metals) Mexican modernist Seated Figure Atlas design necklace created by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shops Victoria and Cony in Taxco. The design features a seated figure at front with head facing down, and the arms spread to the sides forming the body of the necklace. Reminds me of the Ancient Greek legend of Atlas shouldering the weight of the world! Such a unique design, and one that I haven't seen before! Ana Nunez was a great admirer and friend of Chato Castillo who invented the 'metales casados' metalworking technique, and she designed several pieces using the technique in a line that she called 'metales'. This set is in three colors - light and dark sterling silver with copper - in a very restrained geometric design! The metales casados technique was very difficult and only the most skilled metalsmiths could master it, and even for the most skilled metalsmiths it was very time consuming and thus expensive for the shops to produce. For these reasons, items using the metals casados technique are no longer produced in Taxco, or anywhere in Mexico for that matter! The necklace measures just under 1-7/8" wide at front, and fits up to a 15.5 to 16" neck at most. Weighs 62 grams, or over 2 ounces. Marked as shown, "Victoria Taxco Mexico", also "Metales Cony" with design number "521". Excellent vintage condition.
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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A gorgeous pair ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist geometric hair combs pins by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - measure 4" tall!

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A gorgeous pair handmade ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist geometric hair combs pins designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco - each measures 4" tall! Chato Castillo and Ana Nunez de Brilanti were close friends, and she asked him to train her silversmiths in his ‘metales casados’ technique, which he did, and afterwards she designed jewelry and objects employing the technique, of which this is set is one example. Brilanti called her ‘metales casados’ line ‘metales’. A delightful abstract modernist design pair of hair combs that are easy to wear, and a rare design that you won’t see anywhere else!
September 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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A striking vintage 1940s 50s mixed metals Mexican modernist geometric design bowl/tray designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for Victoria Taxco.

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A striking vintage 1940s 50s Victoria Taxco mixed metals copper & sterling silver Mexican modernist geometric design bowl/tray. Another technique that the Victoria workshop excelled at was the overlay of sterling silver on copper vessels, and they used it extensively on everything from toothpick holders to entire coffee/tea services! I have several other examples for sale in my store right now. A striking vintage 1940s 50s handmade mixed metals copper and sterling silver overlay Mexican modernist geometric design bowl designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco. Drawing on both Art Deco and pre-Columbian architectural motives, this mid century modernist bowl is a real beauty! Hand fabricated copper with applied sterling silver geometric design around the rim as shown. Originally this bowl was an ashtray, though it looks like it was never used for one, and certainly has no residue or odor of tobacco, and overall it's in great shape! Measures 6.25" diagonally in one direction, and 5-5/8" diagonally in the other, but about 1" tall at the rim. Marked underneath as shown, "Victoria Mexico Taxco" with design number "465". Excellent vintage condition.
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A rare pair of Victoria Taxco handmade 'metales' Mexican modernist hair combs/pins designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti.

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A rare pair of vintage 1950s 60s handmade ‘metales’ Mexican modernist geometric design hair combs/pins designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for the Victoria workshop in Taxco - each measures 4” tall by 2” wide! Ana Brilanti was a close friend of Chato Castillo in the 1950s and 60s, and he generously shared his metalsmithing secrets with her and her workshop particularly his ‘metales casados’ (married metals) technique. She called it ‘metales’ on her pieces. She borrowed the technique, but gave it her own interpretation, and her metales casados pieces are amongst the most interesting from that period in Taxco. A rare pair of vintage 1950s 60s handmade metales casados (married metals) Mexican modernist geometric design hair combs designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shops Victoria and Cony in Taxco. A rare geometric design, these combs are made in three colors of metal: brass, and light and dark sterling silver. Ana Brilanti was a close friend of Chato Castillo of Los Castillo, and he was very generous with her and her workers with his innovative metalworking techniques like metales casados for their use. She never copied any of his designs however, and her metales casados designs are among the most interesting from Taxco in the mid-century, save only Chato's designs in my opinion. Completely hand wrought, the metales casados technique was not only difficult but also quite time consuming even for a master silversmith. These hair combs probably took an entire day each to complete, when the average silversmith could make a dozen all silver bracelets in the same time. For this reason, the metales casados jewelry and objects were always more expensive than the all-silver items. These combs measure 4" long by 2" at widest, and they weigh about 18 grams each. Marked at backs as shown, "Victoria Mexico Taxco", also "Cony Metales" and design number "539". A rare design, and in such great shape too! Excellent vintage condition.
February 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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A stylized set of handmade ‘metales casados’ Mexican modernist Eagle Moon Shooting Star pin pendant and earrings by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco.

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Chato Castillo and Ana Nunez de Brilanti were close friends, and she asked him to train her silversmiths in his ‘metales casados’ technique, which he did, and afterwards she designed jewelry and objects employing the technique, of which this is set is one example. Brilanti called her ‘metales casados’ line ‘metales’. A figurative modernist design of a silver Eagle with an incised Crescent Moon for its eye, and a shooting star in copper at center. The eagle is the national animal of Mexico, and was also the symbol of the God of the Sun and War in the ancient Aztec Empire. This design draws on both the current (then) national figure, and the historical symbolism of centuries before in this intrinsically Mexican set of art jewelry!
September 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM