NEW ITEMS OF ART AT POCAS COSAS
These are new items for the month of July, 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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ET-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery candlelabra with natural clay colors and a very graceful form, attributed to the famous Heron Martinez, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1940's.The candlelabra is extremely simple and elegant! Condition is very good. Size: 17 1/2 inches high by 11 1/16 inches wide. the circular base is 4 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $325.
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ET-2: Native American Indian sterling silver jewelry, and Navajo vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful Fred Harvey silver bracelet with wonderful stamping and lovely turquoise stones each showing a beautiful matrix, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1930's. Each stone is surrounded by silver spheres. The effect is stunning! Condition is very good. Size: the bracelet measures 6 1/16 inches around the outside, with an opening for the wrist of 1 1/16 inches. Price: $375.
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ET-3: Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful Mexican or Guatemalan wooden nicho, c. 1930. The wood and glass nicho is stunning. We are unsure regarding the age of the wallpaper lining the inside of the nicho. Condition is very good considering the age of the piece. Size: 13 1/2 inches high by 11 3/4 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $195.
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ET-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery tree-of-life with natural clay colors and featuring figures of Adam and Eve, attributed to the great Heron Martinez, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950. The tree is beautifully made, and it is extremely graceful and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 16 1/2 inches high by 15 1/2 inches wide. The cirular base is 3 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $350.
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ET-5: Native American Indian textiles, and Navajo vintage rugs and textiles, a beautiful Navajo eye-dazzler, Arizona or New Mexico, c. 1950's. The textile is finely woven of wool, with natural colors and aniline dyed wool. The two main medallions are striking! Condition is very good. Size: 41 1/2 inches long by 27 3/4 inches wide. Price: $325.
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ET-6: Mexican vintage folk art, a lovely blackware pottery candlelabra with a wonderful image of the sun on the front, Oacaca, c. 1950's. The face of the sun is wonderful, and the piece is simple and endearing. Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/2 inches wide by 4 3/4 inches high by 2 1/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $145.
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ET-7: Mexican vintage sarapes and textiles, a lovely Oaxacan woolen textile featuring a wonderful donkey, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. Colors are vibrant, and the donkey is very endearing! Condition is very good. Size: 43 1/2 inches long by 22 inches wide. Price$150.
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ET-8: Mexican vintage folk art, a woodcarving of a fierce jaguar, attributed to the great Manuel Jimenez, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. These woodcarved animals, "animalitos", by Manuel Jimenez inspired a generation of woodcarvers from his village, Arrazola, Oaxaca. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches high by 14 inches long by
3 1/2 inches wide. Price: $275.
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ET-9: Mexican vintage devotional art, a retablo painted on tin depicting St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, Jesuits, c. 1930's. The Jesuits are known for their work in education, and they founded several schools and universities throughout Mexico. Condition of the retablo is very good. Size: The tin retablo inside the frame measures 5 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide. Price: $225.
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ET-10: Native American vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Zuni sterling silver jewelry, a pair of dangling Zuni petit-point earrings of silver and turquoise, by Florida Haskie and Norbert, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, c. 1970's. The silverwork is exceptional, the work of true masters! Condition is very good. Size: 3 inches long by 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $275.
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These were new items for the month of June, 2024. You may also view these items, with additional photos, in the Gallery.
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ES-1: Mexican vintage sterling silver jewelry, and Taxco vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful Taxco silver bracelet composed of multiple chains, Taxco, c. 1940's. The silverwork is
exceptional, and the bracelet is graceful and elegant. Condition is very good. Size: 8 inches long. Price: $250.
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ES-2: Mexican and Guatemalan vintage devotional art, a beautiful woodcarved image of Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas, Guatemala, c. 1940's. The figure of the Crucified Christ is beautifully carved and has a resplendor of tin on his head. This is exquisite Guatemalan vintage devotional art! Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide, at the widest part, by 1 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $199.
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ES-3: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful woodcarved Mixtec couple attributed to the great Manuel Jimenez of Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The couple are beautifully carved and are dressed in traditional Mixtec clothing. Condition is very good. Size: both measure about
8 3/4 inches high. The male figure is 3 1/16 inches wide, and the female figure is 2 3/4 inches wide. They are both about 2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $400 for the pair.
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ES-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful Talavera vase with beautiful floral decorations and wonderful blue glazes, marked with the Uriarte mark on the bottom, Puebla, c. 1940's. The floral decorations are stunning, and there are small "chispitas" (small dots resembling hail). The oveall effect is beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide, at the widest part. The circular base is 2 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $299.
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