NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of September, 2022. 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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DX-1: Native American Indian vintage textiles, and Navajo vintage rugs and textiles, a wonderful Navajo banded rug beautifully woven of natural-colored wool, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1940. The nautural colors are soft and wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 58 3/4 inches long by 36 inches wide. Price: $675.
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DX-2: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful pair of chandelier silver earrings with fine repousse silverwork, Taxco, c.1940's. The silverwork is exceptional, and the earrings are graceful and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 2 inches diameter. Price: $185.
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DX-3: Mexican vintage folk art, a fanciful and wonderful pottery sculpture of two dueling seals and a startled turtle, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1940's. This is an older piece from the pottery center of Ocumicho. Seashells decorate one side of the piece, with one seashell on the shell of he turtle. Condition is very good. Size: 17 inches long including the flippers by
7 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches high. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Price: $475.
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DX-4: Mexican vintage devotional art, a retablo painted on tin showing Mother Mary, Mary Magdalen, an Apostle, and two angels taking the body of the Crucified Christ down from the Cross, c. 1940's. The artwork is very graceful and fine. Condition is good, given the age of the piece. There is a crease running through the center of the tin (see photo), actually enhancing the beauty of the retablo. Size: 13 1/2 inches high by 10 inches wide. Price: $575.
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DX-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a stunning blue pottery urn with fabulous artwork and wonderfully burnished, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930. The artwork features an eagle with a snake, a butterfly, and wonderful floral decorations.
This is a true masterpiece of vintage Mexican pottery! Condition is very good. Size: 17 inches high by 15 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $2900.
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DX-6: Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful pottery tree-of-life with birds and floral decorations, attributed to the Flores family, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. The tree is beautifully decorated and is very colorful. It has a wonderful patina. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches high by 8 1/2 wide, at the widest part. The circular base is
3 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $275.
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These were new items for the month of August, 2022. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery.
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DW-1: Mexican vintage devotional art, a lovely retablo painted on tin depicting the Alma de Maria, or Spirit of Mary, c. 1930. The image of Our Lady is serene and very beautiful. The colonial-style wooden frame is probably newer, and it complements the image nicely. Condition is good, given the age of the piece. Size: 13 1/4 inches high by 10 inches wide, without the frame. In the frame, the piece is 22 inches high by 15 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
DW-2: Mexican vintage devotional art, a carved wooden figure depicting the corpus of Christ, c. mid-19th century. The figure is beautifully carved and is very peaceful and serene. The piece has a lovely patina. Condition is good; the figure has lost its arms but is otherwise intact and very lovely. Size: 22 3/4 inches long by 4 1/16 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 3/4 inches deep, front to back. Price: $295.
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DW-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery vase with a beautiful green background and very fine and crisp artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The scenes decorating the vase depict Mexican village life of he time. This is a fine example of Mexican vintage folk art, and it is highly beautiful and very collectable. Condition is very good. Size: 11 inches high by 6 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $650.
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DW-4: Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful retablo painted on tin, depicting the Holy Family, c. 19th century. The retablo is mounted in a lovey hand-carved wooden frame. Condition is good, given the age of the piece; there are minor areas of paint-loss and rusting, which is very normal for retablos of this period. Size: 14 inches high by 10 inches wide, without the frame. In the frame the piece is 16 inches high by 12 inches wide. Price: $399.
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DW-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a pair of wonderful pottery piggy banks, with beautiful patina and decorations, c. 1940's. The piggy banks are very whimsical and wonderful. These were a great way to save up your pennies for a rainy day or a matinee at the local movie house! Condition is good. Size: the larger bank is 9 1/2 inches long by 9 1/2 inches high including the handle by 5 1/2 inches wide. The smaller bank is 7 inches long by 6 inches high including the handle by 4 1/2 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
DW-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery tecomate with a lovely tangerine background and very fine artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork on the tecomate is very crisp and lovely. Colors are bright and complement each other very well. This is a very fine piece of Mexican vintage folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $199.
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DW-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery tecomate with a lovely tangerine background and very fine artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork on the tecomate is very crisp and lovely. This smaller tecomate makes a perfect mate for the larger tecomate with similar colors and design (DW-6, above). Condition is very good. Size: 4 inches high by 5 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $55.
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