Mexican Devotional and Colonial Art
DP-2: Mexican vintage devotional art, a retablo painted on tin depicting the bleeding Hand of God, c. 1880's (19th century). Christ's blood is issuing from the hand and is collected in a chalice. Lambs are drinking from the chalice. The figures of Mary, her mother St. Anne, St. Joseph holding a flower, and St. Joachim, the father of Mary, are all seated in clouds under the Hand. Condition is good, given the age of the retablo. Size: 15 3/4 inches high by 11 1/2 inches wide. Price: $750.
DP-3: Mexican vintage devotional art. a woodcarving depicting Our Lady of Mt. Carmel holding the infant Christ, by the famous Cortes Family of carvers, Mexico City c. 1940's. The carving is very lovely and serene. Condition is fair; the figure of Our Lady is missing some fingers, and the infant Christ is missing two hands. In spite of this, the piece is extremely beautiful! The Lady's tunic has the image of a scapular traced in gold. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part, by 2 1/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $250.
DP-6: Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful Crucifix with a sterling silver crown on Christ's head, 19th century Mexico. The body is beautifully carved, and the figure of the crucified Christ is peaceful and serene. Condition is good for the age of the piece; some fingers are missing from Christ's hands, but otherwise the Crucifix is in wonderful condition. Size: 23 inches high by 13 3/4 inches wide at the arms of the cross. Price: $425.
DO-9: Mexican vintage devotional art, a framed print of Our Lady of Guadalupe crowned by two lovely angels, c. 1940's. The picture is framed in a beautiful wooden frame with the original glass. The image of Our Lady is incredibly beautiful and serene. Condition is very good. Size: 18 inches high by 12 inches wide, including the frame. Price: $275.
DN-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery bottle representing Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The piece is beautifully formed, and colors are bright and wonderful. These pottery bottles were used to transport Holy Water to people's homes. Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches high by 3 3/4 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $450.
DM-1: Mexican and Guatemalan vintage devotional art, a beautiful woodcarving of the crucified body of Christ, a corpus, Mexico or Guatemala, c. 1930's. The corpus has beautiful patina and has aged very gracefully. Condition is good, given the age of the piece. Size:
9 1/2 inches high by 7 inches wide by 1 1/4 inches deep, front to back. Price: $185.
SOLD. Thank you!
DK-9: Mexican and Guatemalan vintage devotional art, a beautiful Guatemalan nicho crafted of wood and glass with a wonderful bulto (statue) of the crucified black Christ, c. 1930. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 14 inches high by 12 inches wide by 4 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $375.
DD-6: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage folk art and tinwork art, a beautiful retablo depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, painted on tin, c. 1930. The artwork is very fine, and Our Lady's face and that of the angel at her feet are serene and very lovely. Condition is very good, given the age of the retablo; there are areas of wear, as can be seen in the photos. Size: 12 1/2 inches high by 9 1/4 inches wide. Price: $535.
DC-12: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage tinwork art, a lovely retablo depicting the Alma de Maria (Spirit of Mary, the Mother of God), painted on tin, c. 1930. The painting is excellent, and Mary appears very lovely and serene. She is crowned with beautiful flowers, and the Dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit, floats across her chest. The retablo rests in a hand-carved Mexican wooden frame. Condition is very good.
Size: 13 1/2 inches high by 10 3/4 inches wide, including the frame. The retablo itself is 10 1/16 inches high by 7 1/4 inches wide. Price: $625.
DA-5: Mexican antique and colonial devotional art, and Mexican woodcarving and masks, a beautiful carved figure of Christ on the cross, wood, gesso, polychrome, c. 19th century, probably from the Guadalajara area.
The carving has lovely patina, and the figure of Christ is very solemn and beautiful, and is decorated with real horse-hair. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 37 inches high, when standing in the box-stand, by 21 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches deep (front to back of the figure of Christ. The wooden box stand is 8 1/16 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $1400.
CU-6: Mexican and New Mexican vintage devotional art, a New Mexican tin retablo painted with the images of St. Joseph and the Child Jesus, New Mexico, c. 1930's. The figures of St. Joseph and the Child are beautifully painted and very loving and serene. It was painted by a New Mexican WPA artist early in the Great Depression. Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/16 inches high by 7 1/4 inches wide. Price: $725.
CU-10: Peruvian vintage folk art, a wonderful Peruvian retablo (devotional scene) depicting a Holy Week procession, by the famous artist, Nicario Jimenez, c. 1980. The figures, made from a special corn masa and beautifully hand-painted, are incredibly colorful and wonderful. The retablo was purchased directly from the artist at an event at the San Diego Museum of Man. It is a great piece of Peruvian folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/4 inches wide by 10 inches high by 3 1/16 inches deep (front to back). Price: $395.
CR-2: Mexican vintage devotional art, and vintage Mexican tinwork art, a beautifully painted exvoto, painted on tin, depicting Animas (souls in Purgatory) and a woman praying to the Crucified Christ on their behalf, that they be granted entrance to Heaven, Mexico, c. 1900. The painting is very crisp and lovely. An exvoto is a petition painted on tin, or a form of thanks for a petition or prayer which has been answered. The Animas of this exvoto are a king, two women, and a bishop. Condition is very good; there is natural wear, given the age of the piece. Size: 7 inches high by 10 inches wide. Price: $325.
CQ-8: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage tinwork art, a beautiful retablo depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, painted on tin and framed, c. 1930. The faces of Our Lady and the angel at her feet are very serene and beautifully painted. Condition is very good, given the age of the retablo. Size: the retablo within the frame is
17 1/4 inches high by 13 1/2 inches wide. Price: $525.
CP-12: Andean vintage devotional art, and Andean vintage sterling silver jewelry, a beautiful relicario with the small retablo beautifully painted on tin, with a lovely hand-made sterling silver chain, c. 1920's. The relicario depicts images of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, painted on both sides. The first image is that of the Virgen de Copacabana, Bolivia. This is truly a treasure of Andean devotional art! Condition is very good, given the age of relicario itself. Size: the relicario is 4 3/4 inches high by 2 3/4 inches wide. The silver chain is 23 inches long. Price: $2800.
CN-7: Mexican vintage devotional art, a wonderful statue of the Nino Perdido, a highly venerated image of the Christ Child, in a wonderful nicho which serves as the carrying case for the figure of the Nino, Mexico, c. 19th century. The nicho with the Nino Perdido was most likely used in religious processions in Mexico. It is stunning in its beauty! Condition is very good, considering the age of the piece; there is some loss of paint on the nicho, and also some evidence of wood-beatles from the past and no longer active. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 4 3/4 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $375.
CL-3: Mexican vintage folk art, Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery figure representing Our Lady of Solitude (La Soledad) on one side, and Our Lady of Guadalupe on the other, Ocotlan, Oaxaca, c. 1980's. The piece is signed "Jesus Aguilar", the nephew of the famous folk artist, Josefina Aguilar. This piece shows great imagination and creativity on the part of the artist. Condition is very good. Size: 11 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 inches deep (front to back). Price: $475.
CK-5: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage tinwork art, a wonderful exvoto painted on tin and in a beautiful wooden frame. c. 1930's. The scene of the exvoto expresses a man's gratitude upon being released from prison. The couple looks with gratitude at an image of the Blessed Virgin. Condition is good; the exvoto does show some age. Size: the exvoto within the frame is 6 3/4 inches high by 9 inches wide. With the frame, the piece is 11 inches high by 13 1/2 inches wide. Price: $625.
CK-14: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery bottle depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The Holy Water bottle is extremely well-formed and decorated. The figure is very graceful and stunningly beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 13 1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches deep (front to back, including the handle). Price: $750.
CG-3: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage tinwork art, a lovely retablo painted on tin, depicting the Dolorosa (Sorrowful Mother), c. 1930. Our Lady of Sorrows is beautifully painted, and she is surrounded by symbols of Her Son's death by crucifixion: a cock crowing, the whip used to scourge Christ, nails. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. The retablo is framed with a simple wooden frame. Size: 13 1/2 inches high by
9 1/2 inches wide, including the frame. Price: $950.
CD-4: Mexican colonial devotional art, and Mexican tinwork art and retablos, a stunning retablo depicting Saint Anthony and the Child Jesus, painted on copper and in a handmade wooden frame, Mexico, c. 18th-early 19th century. The artwork is masterful, and the faces of St. Anthony and the Child are beautiful and serene! The woodwork of the handmade frame is wonderful; it could be original to the age of the retablo, or perhaps it was made to house the retablo sometime later. This is a treasure of Mexican colonial art, and certainly by a master. Condition is excellent. Size: 15 1/2 inches wide by 17 inches high, including the frame. The retablo itself is 6 3/4 inches wide by 9 inches high. Price: $1800.
BS-6: Mexican vintage devotional art, and Mexican vintage tinwork art, a beautiful retablo depicting the Archangel Rafael, in a stunning tinwork-art frame with reverse painting on the glass border, c. 1880-1900. The retablo, painted on tin, is beautifully done, and the colors remain very vibrant. The tinwork-art frame is extremely rare and fine. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 12 inches high by 9 1/4 inches wide, including the tinwork art frame. Price: $950.
BM-1: Guatemalan vintage devotional art, and Guatemalan vintage woodcarvings and masks, a lovely woodcarved figure depicting a soul in purgatory, or anima, Guatemala, c. 1900. The figure is beautifully carved, with inset glass eyes. The bottom part shows the flames of purgatory, and the figure is praying to be received into heaven, once all sins are atoned for. Condition is very good; the figure shows some age, but is in excellent condition. Size: 8 1/2 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches deep (front to back).
SOLD. Thank you!
BJ-5: New Mexican vintage devotional art, and New Mexican vintage folk art. a wonderful retablo depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, done on hand-adzed wood with a surrounding stamped tinwork-art frame, New Mexico, c. 1990. The Virgin is beautilly painted and her face is very serene. The angel at the bottom of the retablo has a very peaceful and lovely face. The tinwork art is wonderful, and has holders for two candles. The retablo is signed on the back "Madrid", a very famous Santero husband and wife team from near Santa Fe. This piece is extremely beautiful! Condition is excellent. Size: 14 inches high by 9 inches wide by 3 inches deep (front to back), including the tinwork-art.
SOLD. Thank you!
BH-5: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful and brightly decorated pottery nativity set, Metepec, c. 1940's. The pottery set is in the traditional style of Metepec, outside of Mexico City. This is great folk/devotional art! Condition is good, given the age of the set. Size: The adult figures measure c. 6 inches high by 3 inches wide. Price: $225.
AF-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage devotional art, a beautiful pottery image of Our Lady (probably Nuestra Senora de Zapopan, which is just outside of Guadalajara), Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930-40's. The work is beautifully crafted, and the glaze and artwork are wonderful! Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches high by 9 3/4 inches wide (at the widest part) by approximately 3 1/2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $875.
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