Mexican Art and Folk Art (Mexican Popular Arts, Artes Populares)
EQ-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful natural burnished pottery duck candlelabra by the famous Heron Martinez, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1960's. The piece is remarkable for its simplicity and beauty. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/2 inches high by 8 3/4 inches long by 4 1/4 inches wide. Price: $450.
EO-3: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a wonderful woodcarving of a very wild looking man with a horn by the master artist Manuel Jimenez, Oaxaca, c. 1960. The figure is beautifully carved, and the arms are articulated to hold the large horn.
Condition is very good. Size: 9 3/4 inches high by 3 3/4 inches wide by 2 inches deep (front to back).
SOLD. Thank you!
EO-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery water truck supervised by playful devils, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1950's. Playful devils are very typical of pottery folk art from Ocumicho. The pottery truck is beautifully and very brightly decorated. This is great folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches long by 11 1/2 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide. Price: $425.
EN-7: Mexican vintage folk art, three pottery statues of women of the marketplace, mercanderas, by the famous ceramicist Teodora Blanco, Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca, c. 1960's. Blanco is a world-renowned potter and an inspiration to the women of her village. These three figures are great examples of her work. Later, she would go on to make large statues (c. 31 inches tall) as shown in the background photo. Condition of the three figures is very good. Size: 5 1/2 inches high, 6 inches high, 6 1/2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches wide, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches wide, all at the widest part of each figure. Price: $325 for the set of three.
EK-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful Tonala stoneware kitty with beautiful artwork decorations, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1950's. The stoneware kitty is beautifully glazed and decorated. This is a great piece of Mexican vintage folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches long by 8 3/4 inches high by 6 1/2 inches wide. Price: $175.
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.
EH-3: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful laquerware gourd with beautiful floral designs, Uruapan, Michoacan, c. 1930's. The laquer-work is excellent, and the floral designs are wonderful and very colorful. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/4 inches diameter by 3 1/16 inches high.
SOLD. Thank you!
EF-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a carved wooden animalito with wonderful shape and decorations, attributed to the great Manuel Jimenez of Arrazola, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The carving resembles a wonderful squirrel. This is great Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches long by 5 1/2 inches high, including the tail, by 2 1/16 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
EF-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery ferris wheel filled with happy people and very colorful decorations, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1980's. This is a wonderful piece of folk art from the folk art center, Ocumicho. Condition is very good. Size: 14 inches high by 11 1/2 inches long by 9 3/4 inches wide. Price: $475.
EE-6: Mexican vintage folk art, a pair of wood-carved dolls depicting an indigenous couple, Chiapas, c. 1980's. The wooden dolls are beautifully carved and are dressed in their original indigenous clothing. They are spectacular! Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $195 for the pair.
ED-3: Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery figure of a Purepecha woman and child, Michoacan (very possibly from the city of Capula), c. 1970's. The piece is extremely well-done and is beautiful. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $200.
EC-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery statue of a woman brandishing her rifle and mounted on a spirited horse, Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Jalisco, c. 1950's. The piece is beautifully formed and decorated, with great attention to detail.
Condition is very good. Size: 16 inches long, at the longest part, by 14 1/2 inches high by 6 1/2 inches wide. Price: $950.
EA-3: Mexican vintage folk art and pottery, a very lovely pottery tree-of-life featuring Adam and Eve, the Father and Son, the sun an moon, Mexico, c. 1960's. This is an incredible piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 17 1/2 inches high by 14 inches at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
EA-8: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery tile decorated with a lovely bird and tropical foliage, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork is very fine and crisp, and the colors are wonderful. Condition is good; there is some very minor loss of glazing, which does not detract in any way from the beauty of the piece. Size: 7 3/4 inches square. Price: $250.
DY-1: Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery sculpture depicting the sun, attributed to the great Candelario Medrano, Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Jalisco, c. 1950. The sun has a very animated expression, as if it is hiding some kind of secret behind the big smile.
This is a very imaginative piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 16 inches high by 9 inches wide, at the widest part. The circular base is 4 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $385.
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.
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.
DO-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery red bus with eight delightful passengers, including the driver, happily traveling to the beach city of Acapulco, attributed to the great Candelario Medrano, Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Jalisco, c. 1950's. This is Mexican vintage folk art at its best! Condition is very good. Size: 13 inches long by 6 3/4 inches high, not including the figures on top of the bus, by 7 1/4 inches wide. Price: $375.
DO-10: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful taxi with a happy passenger, attributed to the great Candelario Medrano, Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Jalisco, c. 1950's. The Volkswagon taxi has a driver and one claustraphobic passenger who is riding on the roof.
Condition is very good. Size: 7 3/4 inches long by 7 inches high, including the passenger, by 4 1/16 inches wide. Price: $200.
DL-2: Mexican vintage folk art, a Huichol shaman's gourd beautifully decorated with tiny "chaquita" beads, c. 1950 or earlier. The center is decorated with a colorful peyote blossom amidst various Huichol ceremonial symbols. The outside rim is decorated with lovely paper flowers. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches diameter by 2 1/2 inches high. Price: $499.
DL-3: Mexican vintage folk art, a Huichol shaman's gourd beautifully decorated with tiny "chaquita" beads, c. 1950 or earlier. The center is decorated with a colorful peyote blossom, moneda (old Mexican money), amidst various Huichol ceremonial symbols. The rim is decorated with scorpions. This is a beautiful and highly collectible piece! Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/16 inches diameter by 2 1/4 inches high. Price: $499.
DL-7: Mexican vintage folk art, a beautifully decorated "jicara" (gourd) used for drinking champurrada or horchata (two popular beverages made of milk, rice, and cinnamon), Puebla, c. 1950. The inside of the gourd features a cat and dog surrounded by colorful bands, and the outside features a wiley squirrel and doves. Colors are bright and vivid. Condition is very good, especially given the age and use of the piece. Size: 7 1/4 inches diameter by 4 inches high. Price: $175,
DJ-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a very beautiful lacquer-ware chest or baul with a wonderful blue background and beautiful artwork, Uruapan, Michoacan, c. 1940's. The blue lacquer is incredible, and the artwork is very crisp and wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 6 3/4 inches high by 15 3/4 inches long by 8 inches wide. Price: $375.
DJ-6: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery bull with six steers and six caballeros across its massive back, made by the famous folk artist, Rosendo Rodriguez, of Santa Cruz de las Huertas, Jalisco, c. 1980. The piece is full of vitality and color; this is great Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 14 inches long by 12 3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Price: $475.
DI-1: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful tree-of-life featuring the figures of Adam and Eve, most likely from the village of Ocotlan, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. The tree is wonderful in its naive simplicity! This is great Mexican vintage folk art. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Price: $200.
DI-4: Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful Ocumicho pottery scene of a lively rodeo, complete with a bull-rider, musicians, and fans, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1980's. The scene is full of vitality and life! There are two wonderful devils on either side of the band.
Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 5 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $155.
DG-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful and whimsical pottery truck with happy people in the cab and wonderful animals in the back, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1940's.
This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art, and is an older piece of pottery from Ocumicho. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 12 inches long by 5 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches high. Price: $495.
DE-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a beautifully beaded wood-carved Huichol mask, Jalisco, c. 1980. The very fine and colorful beadwork depicts various religious and mythological symbols of the Huichol Indians. Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Price: $215.
DC-13: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a very beautiful pair of trees-of-life depicting Adam and Eve and the tempting snake in the Garden of Eden, by the famous folk-artist, Alfonso Castillo, c. 1980's, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla. The colors are very bright and wonderful, and the artwork is incredible! Condition is very good. Size: each is 9 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part, by 4 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $600 for the pair.
DC-15: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful burnished pottery tile decorated with a double-headed eagle, perhaps the coat of arms of the Hapsburg family of Europe, Tonala, c. 1930. The artwork is excellent, and the tile is very dramatic. The tile has been made to hang by a previous owner, or the tile can be beautifully displayed on a stand. Condition is good; there are areas of fading which are normal given the age of the piece. Size: 9 1/2 inches square. Price: $195.
DA-3: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery sculpture depicting Padre Miguel Hidalgo, the father of the Mexican revolution of 1810, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. This style of Oaxacan pottery is referred to as "losa goteada" or dripware, and this piece is attributed to the Jimenez family. It is a rare and very special piece! Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches deep, front to back. Price: $550.
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-7: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery sculpture of a colorful church, Metepec, c. 1950.The pottery church is beautifully made and is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 16 1/2 inches high by 9 1/2 inches wide by 6 1/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $275.
CS-2: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a candlelabra in the form of a lovely woman riding atop her steer, attributed to the great Heron Matinez during his burnished natural period, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. The piece is beautifully formed and burnished. The work of Heron Martinez is highly prized and very collectible. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches high by 4 1/2 inches diameter, not including the candleholders. Price: $275.
CS-5: Mexican vintage folk art, a batea made from a laquered gourd and beautifully decorated, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, c. 1950. These bateas are traditionally filled with fruit and carried atop women's heads in processions to the local church on important feast days. The laquer background is green with pale pink flowers. The effect is beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 13 inches diameter at the mouth by 3 1/2 inches high.
SOLD. Thank you!
CQ-9: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a wonderful carved wooden merry-go--round with happy children riding in sparrows, laquerware, Olinala, c. 1950's. This is Mexican folk art at its best, and it brings a smile to the beholder's face.
Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide. Price: $250.
CO-3: New Mexican tinwork art, and New Mexican folk art, a lovely candle-holder with wonderful stamping and mirrors, New Mexico, c. 1960's. The candle-holder has a lovely shape (a cross) and is very elegant!
Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches high by 10 1/16 inches wide at the arms, by 3 inches deep (front to back) at the candle-holder. Price: $185.
CO-7: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very colorful and wonderful pottery piece depicting the Flight Into Egypt of the Holy Family, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1960's. Mary is riding a burro and is accompanied by St. Joseph. Angels lead the way. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 10 1/4 inches wide by 7 inches deep (front to back). Price: $350.
CK-8: Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, and Mexican vintage folk art, a large laquerware wooden tray with very fine and detailed artwork, Olinala, c. 1940. The exquisite artwork depicts flowers, birds, jaguars, deer, squirrels, and hummingbirds. This is a great piece of laquerware art from Olinala. Condition is very good. Size: 26 3/4 inches wide by 20 3/4 inches high. Price: $825.
CK-13: Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a wonderful wooden mask depicting and animated and charming bull, or Torito, Michoacan, c. 1940's. The mask is used in dances and festivals in Michoacan, Chiapas, and Veracruz. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 7 3/4 inches high by 10 3/4 inches wide, not including the horns, by 2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $275.
CJ-4: Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, and Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful carved and painted wooden "Mask of the Negrito (Negro)", used in the dance in winter in San Lorenzo, Michoacan, c. 1950. The Tarascan dance is performed in honor of the Child Jesus. This mask has a "gold tooth" made of brass. Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide at the widest part. Price: $325.
CJ-5: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely and very colorful pottery ferris wheel, filled with delighted people, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1960's. The ferris wheel is brightly decorated with doves and flowers, and two persons and their doggies stand at the base of the wheel awaiting their turn for a ride. This is Mexican vintage folk art at its best! Condition is very good. Size: 15 inches high by 9 1/2 inches wide by 10 inches deep (front to back). Price: $750.
CI-13: Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a beautiful beaded Huichol mask with very intricate and crisp design elements, the Sierras of Nayarit, c. 1950's. The mask is decorated with symbols very sacred to the Huichols: a peyote bud, scorpion, deer, and a snake.
The beadwork is very fine, with thousands of small beads applied to a wax or pitch base, covering the wood-carved mask. Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 1/16 inches deep (front to back). Price: $295.
CF-5: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage woodcarvings and masks, a wonderful woodcarving depicting a lovely rabbit, with bold colors, by the famous folk artist Manuel Jimenez of Arrazola, Oaxaca, c. 1950. Manuel would carve wooden figures while he tended the family's flock. He is the father of Oaxacan carved wooden "animalitos and alebrijes". Condition is very good. Size: 6 inches high by 7 1/2 inches long by 2 inches wide. Price: $275.
AN-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a whimsical pottery bank, in the shape of wonderful doggie, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1950's. The bank is in the style of Tonala burnished pottery, and it is endearing and beautiful. The artwork which decorates the doggie bank is crisp and intricate. Condition is very good. Size: 9 3/4 inches high by 10 inches long by 3 3/4 inches wide (side to side). Price: $350.
AM-4: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a drip-ware pottery piece depicting a lovely Tehuana maiden and a dashing caballero at a water well, Oaxaca, c. 1940-50's. The piece has relief work resembling designs found at the archeological site of Mitla. The glaze is wonderfully executed and very colorful. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide by 4 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $485.
AL-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery figure of a person, with wonderful hand-painted decorations in the style of the state of Guerrero, Tulimon, Guerrero, c. 1970. This is a very collectible piece of Guerrero folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches high by 6 3/4 inches wide. Price: $375.
YY-10: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a five-story apartment building filled with happy people, doves, and lovely beds of flowers. This is the heart and soul of Mexican folk art! It is signed on the back, JJRM (the grandson of the great Candelario Medrano), Santa Cruz de las Huertas, c. 1970. Condition is excellent. Size: 20 inches high by 6 1/2 inches wide by 4 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $625.
UU-3: Mexican vintage folk-art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful and whimsical wedding scene filled with beautifully crafted pottery figures, by the very famous folk-artist, Josephina Aguilar of Ocotlan, Oaxaca, c. 1960's. The set is composed of nine pottery figures, each beautifully formed and decorated. There is a priest and two altar-boys, the bride and groom, the best-man and woman, and two guests. Condition is excellent. Size: size varies slightly, but each figure is about 4 inches high by 1 3/4 inches wide. Price: $475 for the set.
HH-12: Mexican vintage wood-carving and folk art, a wonderfully carved and decorated helmet-style jaguar mask, used in dances and folk-festivals, from the Mexican state of Guerrero, c. 1950's. Condition is excellent. Size: 8 3/4 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide. Price: $650.
DD-7: Mexican vintage wood-carving and folk art, a hand-carved laquer-ware batea with wonderful artwork, Uruapan, Michoacan, c. 1930's. The batea features lovely floral decorations, painted on top of the fine laquer finish.
This is an amazing piece of Mexican vintage fine/folk art! Condition is excellent. Size: 14 inches diameter. Price: $350.
BB-11: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery duck standing next to a lovely blackware vase, from Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. This piece is wonderfully formed and hand-decorated. This is a highly unique and endearing piece. Condition is excellent. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide by 5 1/4 inches deep (front to back, near base). Price: $225.
U-3: Mexican vintage woodcarving, and Mexican vintage folk art, a laquer-ware box from Uruapan, Michoacan, c. 1930. Beautifully decorated with hand-painted flowers and foliage. The box still has the original lock and key, and they work! Condition is very good, given the age of this piece; there is some very minor loss of laquer in places. It is a very unique and rare piece from Uruapan. Size: 11 1/2 inches long by 4 inches wide by 2 inches high. Price: $245.
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