NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of September, 2023. 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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EJ-1: Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery statue of a shaman, possibly used for ceremonial purposes, Guerrero, c. 1940's. The statue is beautifully decorated and has a wonderful patina. Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/4 inches high by 3 1/16 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
EJ-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful dripware (losa goteada) majolica vase with wonderful and colorful glazes, Oaxaca, c. 1930's.
The vase has a wonderul and very regal shape, and the colors are stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $175.
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EJ-3: Vintage Mexican textiles and sarapes, a beautiful Oaxacan textile with naturally colored black and white wool, and with patriotic symbols of the Mexican flag, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. This is a rare and wonderful symbolic textile. Condition is very good. Size: 78 1/2 inches long, not including the fringe, by 57 1/2 inches wide. Price: $499.
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EJ-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a stunning petatillo (with fine crosshatching in the background resembling a straw mat, or petate) pottery charger with wonderful colors and very fine artwork decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The petatillo crosshatching of the background is very fine, and the floral artwork is exceptional. Condition is very good. Size: 14 inches diameter. Price: $325.
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EJ-5: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a wonderful Taxco solid silver bracelet with a beautiful modern or floral design, Taxco, c. 1940's. The design is very bold and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: the bracelet measures 6 3/4 inches total length, clasp to clasp, by 3 /4 inches high. Price: $225.
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EJ-6: Native American Indian folk art, a pair of Apache Crown or Gaan dancers with outstretched arms, Arizona, c. 1940's. The dancers are of carved wood with leather faces, cloth clothing with tin jingles made from tobacco tins. The regalia is very authentic, and the dancers are beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: the larger figure is 11 inches high by 5 1/4 inches wide at the outstretched arms. The smaller figure is 4 1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide at the outstretched arms. Price: $200.
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EJ-7: Mexican vintage folk art, a Huichol beaded gourd with very fine and intricate decorations in the beadwork, Jalisco or Nayarit, c. 1980's. The decorations include eagles, corn, human figures, candle prayer sticks, stars, and a peyote blossom. This is great Huichol art! Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $185.
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EJ-8: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a pair of sterling silver earrings decorated with leaf designs and with silver rosettes near the bottom, Taxco, c. 1940's. The earrings are very graceful and elegant! Condition is very good. Size: 1 3/4 inches long by 1 inch at the widest part. Price: $175.
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EJ-9: Native American Indian sterling silver jewelry, and Navajo vintage sterling silver jewelry, a wonderful Navajo sterling silver ring with fine stamping on the front and sides, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1950's. The ring has a beautiful design, and it is very elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 1 inch high by 1/2 inch wide. Price: $225.
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These were new items for the month of August, 2023. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery.
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EI-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished vase with birds and floral designs, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The vase is beautifully formed and decorated. Condition is good, given the age of the piece; there are some signs of wear. This does not affect the overall beauty of the vase. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 5 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
EI-2: Native American Indian silver jewelry, and Navajo vintage silver jewelry, a stunning Navajo silver bracelet with a wonderful turquoise stone, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1950's. The silverwork is exceptional, and the bracelet is very graceful and elegant. The bracelet is sand-cast, and the lovely turquoise stone is perhaps Marenci. Condition is very good. Size: 2 1/2 inches wide by 1 inch high at the turquoise stone. The opening for the wrist is 1 inch. Price: $350.
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EI-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery pitcher decorated with wonderful floral relief-work, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The pitcher is a great size, and the floral decorations are spectacular! Condition is very good. Size: 13 3/4 inches high by 9 1/2 inches wide at the widest part and not including the handle. Price: $350.
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EI-4: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful pair of dangling silver earrings with lovely turquoise, Taxco, c. 1940's. The earrings are incredibly graceful and elegant! Condition is very good. Size: 2 inches long by 1 1/2 inches at the largest diameter. Price: $299.
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EI-5: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful sterling silver necklace with a design resembling scallops on each side, Taxco, c. 1940's. The necklace is stamped 950 indicating a very high silver content. The necklace is very graceful and elegant.
Condition is very good. Size: the necklace is 16 inches total length. Price: $375.
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EI-6: New Mexican vintage textiles, and Chimayo vintage blankets and textiles, a stunning vintage Chimayo textile with a black field, bands of colors, and brocade-work in the two end bands, Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1930's. This is a rare and spectacular piece of Chimayo weaving! Condition is very good. Size: 79 1/2 inches long by 49 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
EI-7: Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful retablo painted on tin depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the power of God, Mexico, c. 1920. At the top are St. Ann, mother of Mary, the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, St. Joseph, and St. Joachim, the father of Mary. At the bottom left are images of the Passion of Christ.
The retablo is beautifully painted; this is a unique piece of Mexican devotional art. Condition is very good, especially given the age of the piece. Size:
13 3/4 inches high by 9 1/2 inches wide. Price: $950.
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EI-8: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, a beautiful classic Saltillo serape (sarape) in the style of a striped Moki with a geometric pyramid style in the center medallion and the border, Mexico, c. 1890-1900. The weave is very fine and tight, and the colors are soft and wonderful. This is a rare and wonderful piece of Mexican weaving! Condition is good; there are two small "home repairs" which in no way detract from the beauty of the piece.
SOLD. Thank you!