NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of October, 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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EW-1: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pair of pottery Day of the Dead candleholders by the famous late artist Alfonso Castillo, c. 1980. The Day of the Dead figures are a lovely China Poblana and her wonderful Charro. Alfonso Castillo is found in the book Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art. His work is highly collectible! Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 4 1/2 inches at the widest part of each figure. The circular base of each is 3 1/4 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
EW-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery pot with a lovely pale-blue background and very fine artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork features wonderful and graceful tropical birds.
There are "brisas" in the background resembling hail and creating a starry night effect. Condition is very good. Size: 5 3/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches diameter at the widest part. Price: $275.
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EW-3: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful pair of Taxco silver earrings in the style of Matl, Taxco, c. 1980's. The earrings feature wonderful silver bump-outs, and amethyst, coral, and turquoise stones.
The silverwork is masterful, and the overall effect is graceful and stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 1 3/4 inches long by 1 3/4 inches wide. Price: $185.
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EW-4: Mexican vintage devotional art, an exvoto painted on tin depicting a woman giving thanks to Nuestro Senor de Sausito for curing a family member of some affliction, c. 19 century. The images of the woman and of Nuestro Senor are wonderful. An exvoto is like a prayer card, giving thanks for a cure or a favor received. Condition is very good, given the age of this piece. Size: 7 inches high by 10 inches wide. Price: $299.
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EW-5: Mexican vintage folk art and beadwork, a wooden-carved mask representing a jaguar, Huichol, c. 1970's. The mask is decorated with very fine beadwork containing symbols and designs important to the Huichol: peyote, arrows, and geometric designs. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 6 1/16 inches wide by 6 inches deep at the deepest part. Price: $475.
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EW-6: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a lovely silver necklace with beautiful geometric designs, Taxco, c. 1940. The design of the necklace is beautiful, and the silverwork is exceptional. The silver has good weight. Condition is very good. Size: 14 1/16 inches long by 3/4 inch wide at the center design elements. Price: $325.
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EW-7: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a beautiful textile with a "flor de Oaxaca" decoration in the center, Oaxaca, c. 1950. The textile is of natural brown wool, and the central "flor" is dyed with cochineal. Condition is very good. Size: 18 inches long by 14 3/4 inches wide. Price: $75.
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EW-8: Mexican vintage tinwork art, a lovely tinwork art candlelabra with a beautiful floral design, Oaxaca, c. 1960. The candlelabra is extremely elegant and graceful. Condition is very good. Size: 13 3/4 inches high by 14 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. The circular base is 4 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $185.
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EW-9: Mexican vintage folk art and vintage woodcarvings, a wonderful "Blessing Bull" carved of wood and beautifully painted, Guerrero, c. 1950. In many towns and villages of Guerrero, these Blessing Bulls are carried in processions to the local church, and then carried out to the fields with prayers for an abundant harvest. A great celebration in the village follows. Condition is very good. Size: 5 3/4 inches high by 13 1/2 inches long by 5 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $250.
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These were new items for the month of September, 2024. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery.
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EV-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful rectangular pottery dish decorated with a finely painted hunting scene, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The corners of the dish are decorated with a shell design. The green background glaze and the fine artwork make this a very special piece. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/16 inches wide by
11 1/4 inches high by 2 inches deep. Price: $525.
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EV-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very fine and unique pottery bowl by the famous potter Eduardo Valdez, Guanajuato, c. 1950. The bowl is decorated with the image of a finely dressed Mexican musician ready to play at a festival. The bowl is very simple and representative of Valdez' work. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches widest diameter by 4 1/4 inches high. Price: $215.
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EV-3: Mexican vintage devotional art, a retablo painted on tin depicting Santa Liberata on a cross, Mexico, c. 1940's. The painting is very well-done, and the figure of Santa Liberata is beautiful!
Santa Liberata is a Portugese saint. Her father, the king, demanded that she marry the king of Sicily, but Liberata had taken a vow of virginity. She prayed to God and miraculously grew a beard, at which point her Sicilian suitor abandoned his quest. Her father, in anger, had her crucified. She is the patroness of women with troublesome husbands or suiters. Condition of the retablo is very good given the age of the piece. Size: 10 inches high by 7 inches wide. Price: $325.
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EV-4: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a beautiful textile featuring a wonderful lion. Mexico, c. 1930. The lion is set in a hail-like background, and is framed with colored bands or stripes. The effect is stunning! Condition is very good. Size: 42 1/2 inches wide by 20 1/16 inches high. Price: $375.
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EV-5: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful pair of dangling enamel earrings signed Margo de Taxco, Taxco, c. 1940. The silverwork is excellent, and the enamel earrings are graceful and very elegant.
Condition is very good. Size: 1 inch long by 1 inch wide at the widest part. Price: $199.
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EV-6: Native American Indian vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Navajo vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful ingot sterling silver bracelet with a wonderful turquoise stone and stamping, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1940's.The turquoise stone is stunning, and the stamping is simple and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches circumference with an opening for the wrist of 1 1/2 inches. Price: $475.
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EV-7: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful necklace with silver, tortoise shell and abalone, Taxco, c. 1940's. The necklace is extremely graceful and stunning!
Condition is very good. Size: 14 1/2 inches long. Each medallion is 3/4 inches high by 3/4 inches wide. Price: $475.
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