Vintage dinnerware service for eight in porcelain and pure silver.
The set was designed and manufactured in Taxco Mexico by Emili Castillo in the 1980s.
The set consist of 8 dinner plates, 8 salad plates, 8 cups, and 8 saucers.
The pieces have a parrot and dragonfly pattern, the birds aresitting on a branch and the branch and foliage extends all around the plates and cups with scattered dragonflies flying around.
Very stunning design and attention to detail. All signed Emilia Castillo and numbered.
Measurements:
Dinner Plates; 11.75 inches in diameter x 1 inch high.
Salad Plates; 9 5/8 inches in diameter x 1 inch high.
Saucers; 7 inches in diameter x .75 inches high.
Tea Cups; 4.75 inches wide (includes handle) x 3 7/8 inches in diameter x 2.50 inches high.
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Condition
Used condition, scratches to all pieces, losses to silver, one tea cup has a small chip.
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