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MEXICAN MIXED METAL TRAY BY LOS CASTILLO C. 1950 - A mid-20th-century Mexican handwrought mixed-metal tray by Los Castillo, Taxco, circa 1950. Fabricated in the workshop's proprietary metales casados technique, the curved rectangular dish features an organic, biomorphic division of brass and copper grounds seamlessly joined along an undulating seam. The surface is decorated with six stylized silhouette dancing figures inlaid in silver, recalling the modernist figural cut-outs of Henri Matisse. Dimensions unrecorded. The reverse is stamped with the circular workshop mark ”LOS CASTILLO TAXCO” flanked by ”HECHO EN MEXICO”, ”HANDWROUGHT”, ”METALES CASTILLO”, and design model number ”177”. ashtray, vide-poche, Antonio, Spratling era, platería, tabletop, Latin American art, barware, salver. Dimensions 21 1/2 in. x 14 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition The tray displays light surface scratching, scuffs, and minor oxidation spotting across the brass and copper surfaces. The inlaid silver figures and metal seams remain flush and stable. The reverse exhibits scattered fine scratches, localized tarnishing, and verdigris near the stamped mark. Condition appears consistent with age and light handling.