NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of March, 2012. You may also view these, with additional photos of each, in the Gallery. Additional pieces will be added to this page during the month, as we continue to find treasures!
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BB-1: Mexican vintage sarapes and textiles, a lovely weaving from Oaxaca, c. 1910-20. The textile features lovely roses; it is an incredible piece of art. This is very finely woven and the colors are vibrant. Condition is excellent given the age of the piece; there are two areas which show slight stains and there are two very small holes. Size: 51 inches wide by 80 inches long, not including fringe. The fringe is intact. Price: $1550.
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BB-2: Mexican vintage devotional art and folk art, a wonderful wooden nicho, used to display an image of Christ, the Blessed Virgin, or a saint, c. 1940's. The nicho is very finely made; this is a great piece of Mexican folk art. For this photo, we have inserted a beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, but you can place a religious image of your choice into the nicho. Condition is very good. Size: the inside of the nicho measures 6 3/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide. The outside measures 10 inches high by 6 1/2 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches deep. Price: $185.
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BB-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful Tehuana woman figure from Tlaquepaque, c. 1930-40's. The figure of the woman from Tehuantepec is graceful, brightly colored, and her face is beautiful. The piece
was originally created as an ashtray and match-holder. Condition is excellent. Size: 6 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide by 4 1/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $250.
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BB-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful and brightly decorated tree of life from Izucar de Matamoros, c. 1950's. The tree of life is extremely well-formed and the colors are vibrant. It features very lovely birds near the middle and at the bottom. This is a wonderful piece of Mexican vintage fine/folk art! Condition is excellent. Size: 8 1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide by 3 inches diameter across the base. Price: $185.
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BB-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a laquer-ware painted bowl, created from a gourd, from Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, c. 1930. The gourd is beautifully laquered with a lovely green undercoat, and then is decorated with hand-painted flowers in bright pink hues. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! These bowls were used in festivals and dances in the villages of Chiapas. They were worn on top of the dancers' heads, filled with fruit and flowers, and small flags made of crepe paper (papel picado). Condition is excellent. Size: 11 3/4 inches diameter at the mouth of the bowl by 3 inches high (top to bottom).
Price: $875.
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AA-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful charger from Tlaquepaque, c. 1930-40. Beautifully decorated with a Diego Rivera-like scene of a person kneeling and contemplating in front of lovely plants and flowers. Condition is excellent. Size: 16 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $375.
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AA-2: Vintage silver jewelry, a beautiful Andean (Peru or Ecuador) charm broach, c. 1930's. The broach has seven unique silver charms. These include exotic fruits, an apple, orange, and lovely pomegranates. The arch has a floral design and is adorned on each side by lovely birds (quetzales). Condition is excellent. Size: 3 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches long. Price: $250.
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AA-3: Native American Indian vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely Maricopa vase, c. 1930's. The pottery vase is beautifully formed and decorated with hand-painted designs typical of traditional Maricopa pottery.
Condition is excellent. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 4 1/4 inches diameter at the widest part of the vase (2 1/4 inches diameter across the mouth of the vase). Price: $275.
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AA-4: Mexican vintage straw-art and tule reed-art, a figure of Emiliano Zapata mounted on his horse, made of tule or river reeds from Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, c. 1940's. The figure is very well-woven. This is a very traditional art-form in Tzintzuntzan. Emiliano Zapata, one of the heroes of the Mexican Revolution, and the horse are separate pieces. This is an incredible example of Mexican folk art! Condition is excellent. Size: 21 inches high by 14 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches long (front to back). Price: $120.
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AA-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a flatware (opaco) water jar and cup from Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930-40's. This piece is attributed to the famous L. Ortega of Tonala, based on the style and wonderful craftmanship; the piece is unsigned. The jar and cup have a wonderful Aztec geometric design typical of L. Ortega.
SOLD. Thank you!
AA-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a talavera tile from Puebla, c. 1940's. The tile is hand-painted with a scene of Don Quixote, the Man of La Mancha, mounted on his horse and holding his lance. He is headed toward a joust with a distant windmill.
Condition is excellent. Size: 5 1/4 inches square. Price: $185.
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Z-14: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a fabulous globe-shaped pottery jar with an Aztec design, c. 1930's. This piece is beautifully formed and decorated with geometric Aztec or Mayan designs in various lovely colors. It is stamped on the bottom, "Ladislao Ortega" a famous potter from Tonala who excelled in this style of Mexican vintage pottery. Condition is excellent; there is one very small scratch and the piece shows some age. Size: 5 3/4 inches high by 8 inches diameter at the middle. Price: $395.
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Z-15: Mexican vintage wood-carving and laquer-ware art, a wonderful batella from Uruapan, Michoacan, c. 1930's. The large batella is decorated with an exquisite exotic bird with a lovely long tail, perhaps the famed quetzal. It is hand-painted on a cream-colored undercoat, and the colors are bright and very beautiful. Condition of the batella is excellent; it shows some crazing and wear, natural considering the age of this masterpiece. Size: 16 3/4 inches diameter.
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SOLD. Thank you!
Z-11: Mexican vintage sarapes and textiles, a beautiful Saltillo sarape, c. 1940. It is woven of fine wool, with silk in the center medallion and decorative sidebars. The fringes are intact. Condition is excellent. Size: 80 inches long by 37 1/2 inches wide, not including fringes. Price: $425.
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Z-12: Native American Indian pottery and ceramics, a pair of Pueblo Indian mocassins, c. 1940-50's. Beautifully hand-crafted and decorated. Condition is very good, as shown in the photos. Size: 3 inches long by 1 3/4 inches wide by 1 3/4 inches high. Price: $195.
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Z-13: Native American Indian vintage silver jewelry, a Zuni broach with inlay, c. 1940. The broach depicts the long-haired Naja, with inlaid abalone, turquoise, spiny oyster shell, and jet. This is an exceptional piece of Zuni jewelry! Condition is excellent. Size: 3 inches high by 2 inches wide. Price: $1200.
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Z-1: Mexican vintage wood-carving and Mexican vintage folk art, a wooden box beautifully carved with Mayan faces and designs, c. 1930-40. The top of the box bears a silver plaque with wonderful Mayan symbols or faces. This is a true work of Mexican fine/folk art! The quality of the carving is incredible. The back of the box is decorated with "chip" carving. Condition is excellent/mint. Size: 6 inches long by 4 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches high. Price: $145.
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Z-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a holy water bottle depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tlaquepaque, c. 1930-40. The bottle bears the early stamp of the Arias store in Tlaquepaque. The figure of Our Lady of Guadalupe is beautifully formed and painted. Condition is excellent. Size: 7 1/2 inches high including the stopper by 2 inches wide by 2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $300.
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Z-3: Mexican vintage wood-carving, a marquetry box with beautiful inlaid wood designs from Oaxaca, c. 1890. This is an incredible form of artwork from an historically important center for marquetry in the state of Oaxaca, an artform developed there very soon after the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. Condition is very good; the box shows some age and the original lock and key are missing. Size: 9 3/8 inches long by 5 1/4 inches wide by 3 1/8 inches high. Price: $475.
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Z-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished charger from Tonala, c. 1940. The burnished pottery charger features a lovely owl and two graceful deer amidst plants and foliage.
Condition is excellent. The artwork on the charger is very finely executed. It is stamped on the back "MADE IN MEXICO". This is attributed to the Galvan family of Tonala, Jalisco. Size: 18 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $425.
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Z-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a Tree of Life with wonderful owls, from Izucar de Matamoros, c. 1960-70's. The piece is attributed to Heriberto Castillo, father of the late, famous artist Alfonso Castillo. Condition is excellent. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide by 4 inches diameter across the base. Price: $300.
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Z-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a Talavera vase from Puebla, c. 1940. Beautiful blue designs of the double-headed Hapsburg eagle, a wonderful plant with a flower, and a beautiful pomegranate (granada).
Condition is excellent. Size: 9 inches high by 5 inches wide (3 3/4 inches diameter across the mouth). Price: $375.
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Z-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a teapot and creamer set from Tlaquepaque, c. 1930-40. Very fine artwork on both pieces. Condition is excellent. Size: the creamer is 3 inches high by 4 inches long (front to back) by 2 1/2 inches wide (side to side). Price: $125 for the set.
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Z-8: Mexican vintage tin-art (tinwork art), an octagonal tinwork mirror with a single candleholder at the base, c. 1930-40. Very fine tin art and stamping. This is a beautiful and graceful piece. Condition is excellent. Size: 13 inches high, including the candleholder, by 10 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches deep (front to back, at the candleholder). Price: $145.
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Z-9: Native American Indian basket, a lovely Papago basketry tray with bats, c. 1930-40. The bats are wonderful, and are considered very special to the Native Americans of the Southwest, since they pollinate the flowers of the saguaro cactus. The harvesting of the resulting saguaro tunas is a very important event. Condition is excellent.
SOLD. Thank you!
Z-10: Mexican pottery and ceramics, a wonderful charger from Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro, c. 1990. This is the traditional black, hand-painted design on a white background; the charger shows four lovely women fishing from a wonderful boat. Condition is mint. Size: 16 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $425.
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This page was last revised: February 21, 2012