NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of April, 2024. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery. New pieces will be added to this page during the month, as we continue to find treasures!
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EQ-1: Native American Indian sterling silver jewelry, and Zuni sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful Zuni silver ring with turquoise, jet, spiny oyster, in the shape of a lovely butterfly, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, c. 1940's. The inlay work is exceptional. This is a great piece of Zuni silverwork. Condition is very good. Size: 1 1/2 inches high by 1 1/2 inches wide. The ring size is 7. Price: $425.
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EQ-2: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a beautiful child''s poncho with wonderful colors, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The poncho is finely woven of soft wool.
Condition is very good. Size: 21 inches wide by 22 1/2 inches from half-shoulder to waist. The openning for the head is 11 inches. Price: $95.
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EQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful fantasia-ware pottery plate with fantastic artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork features a whimsical rabbit, a fish, and a butterfly, all in bright blue against a lovely terra cotta background, and framed with a beautiful floral design. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $185.
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EQ-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful natural burnished pottery duck candlelabra by the famous Heron Martinez, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1960's. The piece is remarkable for its simplicity and beauty. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/2 inches high by 8 3/4 inches long by 4 1/4 inches wide. Price: $450.
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EQ-5: Mexican vintage jewelry, a wonderful copper bracelet with brass and abalone inlays, c. 1940's. The bracelet is finely made, and it is very graceful and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 1 1/2 inches high by 6 1/2 inches around. The openning for the wrist is 1 1/4 inches. Price: $199.
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EQ-6: Native American Indian sterling silver jewelry, and Navajo sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful Navajo sterling silver ring with a beautiful turquoise stone, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1940's. The silverwork is exceptional, and the turquoise stone has a lovely matrix. Condition is very good. Size: 1/2 inches high at the stone. The ring size is 10 1/2. Price: $350.
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EQ-7: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a beautiful Zapotec textile with natural wool colors and wonderful figures of Mayan warriors and a shaman, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The weaving is very fine and tight, and the design elements are wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 72 1/2 inches long by 42 1/16 inches wide. Price: $325.
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EQ-8: Native American Indian pottery and ceramics, and Zuni vintage pottery and ceramics, a large pottery owl attributed to Nelli Bica, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, c. 1920. Owl figures became popular at Zuni in the 1880's because of the great interest in owls by tourists. Colors are vibrant. Condition is good, given the age of the piece; there are minor areas of pitting and some minor loss of the cream-colored glaze. Size: 11 inches high by 9 inches wide. Price: $2400.
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EQ-9: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful Taxco sterling silver necklace of silver spheres, Taxco, c. 1940's. The necklace is extremely elegant and graceful. Condition is very good. Size: 25 1/2 inches long. The silver spheres are 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $299.
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EQ-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery charger with beautiful artwork, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, c. 1950's. The scene shows Purepecha natives using their butterfly nets to catch fish in Lake Patzcuaro.
The pottery charger is in the style of pottery of Tzintzuntzan, on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro. It is beautifully decorated! Condition is very good. Size: 20 inches diameter. Price: $475.
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These were new items for the month of March, 2024. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery.
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EP-1: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a lovely woven wool textile with a black background and all naturally colored wool, Tlaxcala, c. 1950. The naturally colored wool is black, brown, and natural white. The overall effect of the designs are stunning! Condition is very good. Size: 79 inches long by 50 inches wide. Price: $425.
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EP-2: Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful woodcarving of Our Lady of Guadalupe decorated with hundreds of milagros, Mexico, c. 1950. The lovely resplendora around Our Lady's head adds to her beauty and sacredness. The faces of Our Lady and of the angel at her feet are beautifully carved! Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches high by 5 inches wide, at the widest part, by 2 1/2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $225.
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EP-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery oval platter with very fine artwork and a lovely tangerine-colored background, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The lovely artwork features a heron standing in a lagoon, and a coyote in the background watching the heron's every move.
Condition is very good. Size: 16 3/4 inches wide, including the handles, by 11 inches high. Price: $275.
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EP-4: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful sterling silver necklace by the famous silvermaker Victoria, Taxco, c. 1940's. The necklace is very graceful and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 16 1/16 inches long. Each silver design is 1 inch long by 3/4 inches wide. Price: $325.
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EP-5: Native American Indian sterling silver jewelry, and Zuni silver jewelry, a beautiful Zuni necklace and earrings set with lovely inlays of turquoise and mother of pearl, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, c. 1950's. The inlay work is exceptional, and the set is extremely elegant! Condition is very good. Size: the necklace is 18 inches long. The medallions on the necklace and the earrings are 1 inch high by 1/2 inch wide. Price: $375.
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