Mexican Vintage Pottery and Ceramics
EC-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful fantasia dish with colorful and very imaginative decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork features lovely herons and a fish, amidst lovely floral designs. Condition is very good; there is a small repair to the glazing in one place. Size: 10 1/16 inches long by 8 inches wide by 2 1/16 inches high.
Price: $399.
EC-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pair of pottery wall-sconces with wonderful glazing and featuring a bird on each sconce eyeing delicious corn, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The sconces are beautifully formed and decorated. Condition of both is very good. Size: 7 1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches deep at the mouth (front to back). Price: $300 for the pair.
EB-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pair of burnished pottery candleholders beautifully decorated with patterns of vines, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1950's. One of the candleholders features a graceful dove and the other a wonderful heron. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 4 3/4 inches diameter at the circular base. Price: $225 for the pair.
EB-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful drip-ware pottery bowl with wonderful colors of glaze, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. The bowl is very well made and decorated. This pottery is called drip-ware (losa goteada) because of the way the glaze is applied. Condition is very good. Size: 5 inches high by 11 1/4 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
EB-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery vase with wonderful colors and decorations, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1950's. The vase is beautifully made. The floral decorations and animals are stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 8 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $195.
EA-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful fantasia-ware casserole dish with decorations including exotic birds and lovely floral designs, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque c. 1940's. The designs are spectacular and the color combination is wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches long by
8 1/2 inches wide by 2 inches high or deep.
SOLD. Thank you!
DZ-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery charger with wonderful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork features a stately donkey at the center of a Mexican village scene. There are beautiful trees, cacti, and a wonderful confetti-colored path. Condition is very good. Size: 16 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
DZ-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo (background of fine cross-hatching resembling a straw mat or petate in Spanish) and wonderful artwork featuring three sparrows amidst lovely calla lillies and foliage, by Martin Garcia Rios, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1940. The artwork is very fine and crisp, and the petatillo background is stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $525.
DZ-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery pitcher with wonderful decorations and color, Oaxaca, c. 1950. It is done in the deep green color of this period in Oaxaca, and the floral decorations are stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/2 inches high by 10 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $275.
DY-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful blackware pottery vase with a "starry night" background and fantastic artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork features wonderful floral designs and a beautiful palm tree. Condition is very good. Size: 5 1/2 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $225.
DY-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery statue of a beautiful woman standing and holding a gourd, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. Statues were fairly rare during this period and were usually commissioned. The woman is exceptionally graceful and lovely. Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide, at the widest part, by 4 inches deep (front to back). Price: $275.
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.
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.
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.
SOLD. Thank you!
DV-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery tile decorated with a scene of a campesino and his trusty burro returning from work, attributed to the great Balbino Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork is very fine and crisp. Condition is very good. Size: 5 inches square. Price: $185.
DV-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely blackware pottery plate decorated with a wonderful deer, grazing amidst beautiful cacti, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The scene is very engaging, and the artwork is fine and crisp. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $165.
DU-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery petatillo skillet with fabulous artwork, signed by the famous Balbino Lucano, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork is very free-flowing and imaginative. The background of fine cross-hatching lines was developed by Balbino Lucano to resemble a straw mat, or petate in Spanish. Condition is very good. Size: 9 3/4 inches diameter, not including the handle. Price: $550.
DU-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a wonderful pottery vase depicting a snoozing Mexican paisano resting amidst beautiful beaver cacti, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The piece is beautifully formed and decorated, and colors are bright and crisp. Condition is very good. Size: 8 inches high by 6 1/2 inches long by 5 1/4 inches wide. Price: $350.
DT-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a large Tlaquepaque pottery bowl with wonderful artwork including a burro with a heavy load of sugar cane amidst lovely cacti, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The outer rim of the bowl is decorated with a resting Mexican paisano. The bowl has a beautiful salmon-colored background glaze, and smoke clouds from the original firing which give the appearance of a cloudy sky. Condition is very good. Size:
11 1/2 inches diameter by 4 inches high. Price: $450.
DT-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely blackware Tlaquepaque pottery tecomate with fabulous artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork stands out beautifully against the black background glaze, and the tecomate has a lovely yellow-band rim. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 9 1/4 inches wide at the widest part. Price: $750.
DT-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery dish in the traditional style of Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, with naive and very endearing artwork, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, c. 1950's. The dish is in traditional colors of this village, and the figure of a woman is stunning and very sweet.
Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches long by 9 inches wide by 2 inches high.
SOLD. Thank you!
DS-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a Tlaquepaque "starry night" set, including a plate, a saucer, and a cup, all beautifully decorated with very fine artwork, San Pedro Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. Decorations include wonderful parrots, and fantastic floral decorations, all set against the "starry night" background. Condition of the three pieces is very good. Size: the plate is 7 3/4 inches diameter, the saucer is 5 1/2 inches diameter, and the cup is 3 3/4 inches diameter at the mouth by 1 3/4 inches high. Price: $375 for the set.
DS-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful banderaware rectangular dish with a wonderful glazed border surrounding the figure of a heron or egret, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. This style of pottery is called banderaware because it incorporates the colors of the Mexican flag, bandera in Spanish, red, green, and white. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/4 inches high by 91/4 inches wide. Price: $175.
DS-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely banderaware rectangular dish with wonderful artwork, featuring a leaping rabbit, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork is very fine, and the rabbit almost leaps off the dish!
This style of pottery is called banderaware because it incorporates the colors of the Mexican flag, bandera in Spanish, red, green, and white. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/16 inches high by 8 3/4 inches wide. Price: $175.
DS-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished charger with wonderful colors and fine artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork features fine flowing patterns, and the color combinations are spectacular.
Condition is very good. Size: 18 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
DS-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a large Tlaquepaque charger with a wonderful rural scene of a man gathering water, accompanied by his burro and surrounded by cacti and plants, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The colorful glazing, which incorporates smoke clouds from firing, gives the impression of a wonderful cloudy day. The man is wearing a black serape (sarape) which becomes a strong focal point of the artwork. Condition is very good. Size: 19 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $1400.
DR-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely natural burnished pottery lidded bowl with a wonderful nesting dove on the lid, attributed to the great folk artist Heron Martinez, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. This is a beautiful piece by a master folk artist.
The shape of the bowl is graceful, and the natural burnished clay is incredibly beautiful. Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 7 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $350.
DR-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, two burnished pottery plates with incredibly artwork, Tonala Jalisco, c. 1930's. The plates are being sold separately, but are pictured together to show relative size and the possibility of grouping the two.
Condition of both plates is very good.
The larger plate measures 12 1/2 inches diameter and is decorated with a lovely protea flower on a beige background. Price: $275.
The smaller plate has a lovely green background and is decorated with a beautiful blooming cluster of flowers. It is 10 inches diameter. Price: $200.
DR-5: Mexican vintage pottery and cramics, a beautiful pottery vase decorated with lovely flowers, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The vase has some clouding from the original firing, and the artwork is wonderfully fine and crisp. Condition is very good. Size: 10 3/4 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $399, as is, with the firing clouds.
DR-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a set of three pottery petatillo (background of fine cross-hatching resembling a straw mat or petate, in Spanish) chocolate cups, with fabulous artwork, signed by the great Jose Bernabe, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The very fine petatillo background and the fabulous floral and zoomorphic artwork make this set rare and exceptional. Condition is mint. Size: each cup is 6 inches high by 3 1/2 inches widest diameter, not including the handles. Price: $475 for the set.
DP-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo (a background of fine cross-hatching resembling a straw mat, or petate) charger with very fine artwork and wonderful colors, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The piece has a wonderful border surrounding very beautiful artwork. Condition is very good. Size:
16 1/16 inches diameter. Price: $575.
DP-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely blackware pottery charger with excellent artwork, featuring a hunter aiming his gun at an exotic bird, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. A beautiful scalloped rim frames the scene.
Condition is very good. Size: 14 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
DO-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery plate with a wonderful beige background and very fine and detailed artwork, attributed to the great Balbino Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The very fine artwork is framed by a beautiful confetti-like border. The effect is stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 7 inches diameter. Price: $199.
DO-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery plate with a wonderful blue background glaze, resembling a watercolor wash, and magnificent artwork, attributed to the great Balbino Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork is framed by a wonderful arch of dotted glazing. This plate would be wonderful paired with the Lucano plate above (DO-1). Condition is very good. Size: 7 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
DM-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo (background of fine cross-hatching resembling a straw mat, or
petate) water jar with the cup, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The very fine artwork decorations feature wonderful donkeys amidst beautiful succulents and plants, Pathways are confetti-colored, and the effect is spectular! Condition is very good. Size: 9 3/4 inches high, including the cup, by 7 inches wide, at the widest part of the jar. Price: $425.
DK-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery or ceramic jar with incredible metallic glazing of copper, deep blue, and burgundy, signed on the bottom by the famous artist, Jorge Wilmot, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1970's. Wilmot experimented with different glazes, and utilized a high-fire technique for which he is famous. The jar is decorated with the faces of three wonderful owls. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 7 3/4 inches wide. The faces of the three owls are each 3 inches high by 1 1/16 inches wide. Price: $699.
DK-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely petatillo vase or urn with two handles and a beautiful geometric design, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The petatillo background is very fine (cross-hatching resembling a straw mat or petate, in Spanish). The vase is beautifully decorated and is very colorful. Condition is very good. Size:6 3/4 inches high by 4 inches wide, including the handles. Price: $185.
DK-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished pottery jar, wonderfully decorated with an egret wrapped aroung the jar, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The jar has a lovely blue background, and the decorations are incredible! Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches high by 11 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $1800.
DJ-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful burnished charger decorated with a beautiful Protea and wonderful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The floral decorations are outstanding, and the colors are crisp and wonderful.
Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $275.
DI-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished charger with an avocado-green background and phenomenal artwork featuring wonderful floral decorations with a tropical bird in the center, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. This is a very beautiful piece of vintage Mexican burnished pottery!
Condition is very good. Size: 15 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
DI-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely petatillo (background of fine cross-hatching resembling a straw mat, or petate, in Spanish), not signed but very possibly from the famous Lucano workshop, Tonala, c. 1930's.The petatillo background is very finely executed, and the geometric Aztec designs are precise and very well-done. The vase has beautiful glazing, and the color combinations are wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 4 1/16 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $225.
DI-13: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful pottery water jar with a wonderful geometric Aztec design, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The artwork is very crisp and precise, and there is a petatillo background (fine cross-hatching, resembling a straw mat, or petate, in Spanish) surrounding the design elements. Condition is very good.
SOLD. Thank you!
DH-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful burnished charger with fine floral artwork against a lovely beige background, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The floral decorations are stunning, and the color combinations are incredible! Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $275.
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.
DG-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful burnished charger with lovely decorations, featuring a graceful and lovely protea, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The colors and very lovely, with a simple black against a muted beige field. The overall effect is stunning! Condition is very good. Size: 14 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $300.
DG-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a stunningly beautiful Tonala burnished globe vase with incredibly fine artwork decoration, Tonala, c. 1930. The artwork features a wonderful egret amidst floral decorations. This is a spectacular piece of Mexican vintage pottery! Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches high by 11 1/2 inches diameter at the widest part. Price: $2999.
DG-9: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely glazed statue of a Mexican gentleman relaxing and peering over the edge of his wonderful serape (sarape), Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The glazing is incredibly colorful and wonderful. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches long by 3 1/2 inches wide. Price: $199.
DF-1: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely and colorful tree-of-life attributed to the famous Castillo family, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, c. 1950's. The tree is beautifully decorated and features a wonderful bird near the base. Condition is very good, and colors are vibrant and fresh. Size: 10 1/16 inches high by 6 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 1/2 inches deep (front to back near the base. Price: $125.
DE-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful petatillo (background cross-hatching pattern resembling a straw mat, or petate, in Spanish) oval charger with incredibly fine artwork, by the late and very famous artist, Jose Bernabe, Tonala, c. 1950's. The charger features wonderful animals and plants. The central artwork is surrounded by a border of beautiful flowers. This is a great and highly collectible piece of Mexican ceramic art! Condition is very good. Size: 16 inches wide by 12 1/4 inches high. Price: $725.
DC-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery plate with a wonderful blue background glazing and beautiful artwork. Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The combination of colors is incredibly well-balanced and beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $185.
DC-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery plate with graceful and magnificent artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork is wonderful in its simplicity, and the colors are very complimentary. Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches diameter. Price: $155.
DC-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery bandera-ware coffee set with a lidded coffee pot, a creamer and a sugar, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's.This style of pottery is called bandera-ware because the colors (red, white, and green) mirror the colors of the Mexican flag, or bandera in Spanish. All the pieces are in very good condition, very rare considering the age and use of the set. Size: the lidded coffee pot is 6 1/2 inches high, including the lid, by 6 inches wide by 4 1/4 inches deep (front to back). The creamer is 3 1/2 inches high by 3 1/4 inches wide. The sugar pot with lid is 4 1/4 inches high by 3 1/4 inches wide, not including the handles. Price: $125 for the set.
DC-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery vase with adorable ducklings, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The glazing and color combination are wonderful. This is a great piece of Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 7 inches long by 4 1/16 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
DC-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely petatillo (the background of cross-hatching lines, resembling a straw mat, or petate in Spanish) vase or urn, with wonderful form and very fine and detailed artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. This is a great piece of Mexican vintage pottery. Condition is very good. Size: 5 3/4 inches high by 3 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $165.
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.
DB-12: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery vase with intricate and wonderful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The vase has a beautiful form, and the artwork is exceptional. Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 6 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
DA-10: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, an incredible pottery tree-of-life, in the form of a trellis decorated with birds and flowers, and with a wonderful deer at its base, by the famous Heron Martinez of Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. It is made of natural terra cotta red clay, and it is stunning. This is a wonderful example of Mexican folk art at its best! Condition is good; there is a repair on the back of the trellis near the top, and some wax in the candle holders which can be fairly easily removed. Delivery can be discussed. Size: 33 inches high by 23 inches wide, at the widest part, by 11 1/2 inches deep, front to back.
SOLD. Thank you!
CZ-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely fantasia oval platter with a wonderful color-combination and fanciful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork is very fanciful and imaginative, hence the name "fantasia" for this style of work. Condition is very good. Size: 15 inches wide by 10 3/4 inches high. Price: $375.
CY-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely set of three bandera-ware plates decorated with graceful birds, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. This style and coloration of pottery is called "bandera" because they are the colors of the Mexican flag (bandera), white, red, and green. This set of plates is very unique in that the plates also have streaks of blue, and they were probably specially made for an American or French tourist to represent the colors of their respective flags (red, white, and blue). Condition of the three plates is very good. Size: each measures 8 3/4 inches diameter. Price: $150 for the set.
CX-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo charger with a central scene of a burro setting off for the mercado, loaded with merchandise, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The glazing is very beautiful, and the border that frames the central scene is wonderful. The charger has a lovely petatillo background (very fine hatchwork lines, resembling a straw mat or petate, in Spanish) and has its own built-in pottery hanger on the back. Condition is very good. Size: 14 1/16 inches in diameter. Price: $375.
CU-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely sculpture by the famous Jorge Wilmot, featuring two lovely iguanas, Tonala, c. 1950. The piece is high-fired, a trademark of Wilmot, and is of natural clay color with highlights of white. This is a beautiful piece by a very famous artist of Tonala. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches long by 8 inches high by 3 3/4 inches wide. Price: $375.
CU-3: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery sculpture of a young man who is getting "advice" from three mischievious devils, Ocumicho, Michoacan, c. 1940-50's. The fine detail and the more muted colors of the paint are typical of an older piece from Ocumicho. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art. Condition is very good. Size: 14 inches high by 10 1/2 inches long by 6 1/2 inches wide. Price: $425.
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.
CU-13: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery plate with a petatillo (cross-hatching resembling a straw mat or petate) and wonderful colors and artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The central rural scene is framed with lovely floral designs. Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches diameter. Price: $200.
CT-6: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery sculpture depicting a Mexican revolutionary, perhaps Emiliano Zapata or Pancho Villa, riding a beautiful horse, attributerd to the great Panduro family of sculptors, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The anatomies of the rider and the horse are superb. Condition is excellent. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 6 3/4 inches long by 3 1/2 inches wide. Price: $825.
CT-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a spectacular pottery vase or urn with a cream-colored background, fantastic artwork, and covered with tiny stars, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1920-30's. This is a discerning collector's dream and a true treasure of Mexican vintage pottery! Condition is excellent. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide. The circular base measures 5 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
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-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo (cross-hatching in the background, resembling a straw mat or petate, in Spanish) pottery pitcher, with beautiful and intricate decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork, featuring lovely floral decorations, is spectacular. Condition is very good. Size: 7 3/4 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide, not including the handle. Price: $495.
CQ-1: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery figure depicting the great Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera, Barrio de la Luz, Puebla, c. 1940's. The pottery figure, with its deep brown glazing, is a very good representation of Rivera. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches deep (front to back). Price: $195.
CQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely talavera bowl decorated with the image of the Baby Christ, along with his Mother, Mary, and St. Anne, the mother of Mary, Guanajuato, c. 1950's. The scene is beautifully painted and is framed with a lovely floral border. Condition is very good. Size: 12 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $350.
CQ-5: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pair of wonderful pottery bottles in the shapes of monkeys, with colorful decorations, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The figurines are charming and full of personality. The bottles were used in Oaxaca to hold mescal or pulque. Condition of both bottles is good. Size: the larger bottle is 7 1/2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches wide by 3 inches deep (front to back). The smaller bottle is 5 1/4 inches high by 2 1/2 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches deep. Price for the pair: $150.
CO-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely pair of pottery plates with a fine petatillo cross-hatched background and very beautiful artwork, by Tomas Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. One of the two petatillo plates bears the artist's signature on the back side.
Tomas was the brother of the famous Balbino Lucano. Condition is very good. Size: each plate is 9 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $375 each, or $650 for the pair.
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.
CL-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery bowl with a petatillo background (cross-hatching, resembling a straw mat, or petate) and very fine artwork, signed Jose Bernabe, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1950's. The bowl is decorated with the eagle, the symbol of the Mexican flag. Bernabe, who passed away in early 2019, was a master artist who excelled in the use of the petatillo background. Condition is very good; there are signs that the bowl was used. Size: 6 3/4 inches diameter by 2 1/2 inches high. Price: $125.
CK-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very large charger with beautiful and graceful artwork, signed Amado Galvan, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork and the very large size of the charger make this a very special piece! Condition is good; the charger shows some age and a wonderful patina. Size: 23 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
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.
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.
CF-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful blackware charger with a wonderful rural scene, San Pedro Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930-40's. The black glaze of the background is fantastic, and the artwork is clean and crisp. The scene is a wonderful depiction of the life of a Mexican campesino of this period. Condition is very good; there are some very minor irregularities in the glazing of the rim of the charger. Size: 15 inches diameter. Price: $950.
CE-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely petatillo vase, with beautiful hand-painted decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The fine-line cross-hatching in the background of the vase is extremely fine. It resembles a mat woven of straw, petate in Spanish. Colors are wonderfully vibrant. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/16 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $295.
CD-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful pottery figure of a lovely woman with her shawl and water jar, San Pedro Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The woman is extremely beautiful, and the scene shows a wonderful piece of rural Mexican village life. Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches high by 6 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 inches deep (front to back). Price: $399.
CD-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful Talavera vase by the famous, late Gorky Gonzalez of Guanajuato, c. 1960. The vase has beautiful floral decorations and a Day-of-the Dead central figure. This is Gorky's artistry at its best! Condition is very good. Size: 13 inches high by 10 inches wide at the widest part. Price: $399.
BQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pair of pottery mugs, with musicians, couples dancing, men drinking their tequila, all in relief and with beautiful animation and colors against a black background, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. Fill these mugs with your favorite libation and "Salud!" The mugs are in very good condition. Size: each mug is 5 inches high by 4 1/16 inches wide, at the widest part and not including the handles. Price: $385 for the pair.
BQ-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery water jar and cup with scenes of great bulls and Mexican paisanos laboring in their fields, with a background glaze in muted colors to highlight the main scenes, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The scenes decorating the jar and cup are spectacular and captivating. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican pottery! Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide, at the widest part. It is very rare and wonderful to find the water jar with its matching cup intact. Price: $395.
BN-2: Mexican pottery and ceramics, a beautiful ceramic jar with a lid, very beautifully decorated, by the renowned Gorky Gonzalez of Guanajuato, c. 1960. The tibor is signed on the bottom by Gorky, who passed away in 2016. The incredibly beautiful and graceful floral decorations are typical of Gorky's work. Condition is excellent. Size: 10 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $475.
BN-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery jar or olla with wonderful decorations, including a whimsical rabbit, Michoacan, c. 1950's. The Patzcuaro water jar has a beautiful form and wonderful hand-painted decorations, including the bunny and floral decorations. Condition is very good. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 10 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $275.
BM-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful Talavera vase, Puebla, c. 1930's. The vase has a unique and wonderful shape, and the blue glaze decoration the vase is simply stunning! The piece is unsigned, but this is definitely a very fine piece of Talavera. Condition is very good. Size: 8 3/4 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $475.
BH-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a fantasia-ware lidded casserole with beautiful and fanciful hand-painted decorations, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The piece is beautifully decorated with floral designs and graceful deer, and the wonderful green decoration against the terra cotta earthen background is incredible! Condition is very good. Size: 11 inches diameter by 4 1/16 inches high. Price: $350.
BH-4: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery figure of a powerful bull with one happy rider, Guerrero, c. 1940's. The pottery bank is decorated with beautiful geometric designs, and it appears that a very skilled bull-rider is on the way to the rodeo. Condition is very good. Size: 11 inches high by 9 3/4 inches long by4 3/4 inches wide. Price: $325.
BC-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery plate with a very finely painted scene of a Mexican campesino resting under his favorite maguey cactus, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The artwork is strong and crisp, and the wonderful glazing highlights it beautifully! Condition is excellent. Size: 8 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $165.
BC-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery plate with a beautiful pale-green background glazing, and a fine scene of a Mexican campesino in a beautiful rural setting, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. These fine pottery pieces were created for the tourist trade soon after the end of the Mexican revolution, and they have now become highly collectible! Condition is excellent; there is a flaw in the glazing on the back side of the plate, original to the initial firing. This in no way affects the value of the plate. Size: 9 inches diameter. Price: $175.
BA-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished plate with a beautiful blue background and wonderful artwork, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork features a graceful bird and flowers. The scene is framed nicely by a very wonderful border. This is a great and very collectible piece of vintage Tonala pottery! Condition is excellent. Size: 8 3/4 inches diameter. The plate is stamped on the back "MADE IN MEXICO." Price: $185.
AW-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery oval charger with very fine and detailed artwork, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The scene features an exotic bird, with a wolf or coyote looking on. The glazing is very beautiful, and the the artwork near the bottom of the scene is petatillo (fine cross-hatching pattern resembling a straw mat, or petate). Condition is very good; there are some very minor effects from the original firing of the piece. Size: 14 3/4 inches wide, not including the handles, by 11 inches high. Price: $375.
AV-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful Mexican majolica bowl (Mexican drip-ware, or losa goteada), with a wonderful color pattern, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. The drip-ware bowl is extremely large and stunningly beautiful! Condition is excellent; this is a true collector's piece, and it has been well cared for over the years. Size: 19 inches long by 9 1/16 inches wide by 9 inches high. Price: $750.
AU-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and vintage Mexican folk art, a wonderful burnished pottery bank in the form of a wonderful bull, with very detailed artwork on both sides, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The floral artwork decorations on both sides are wonderfully done, and the bull appears very intent and powerful. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/2 inches long by 9 1/2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches wide (side to side). Price: $325.
AR-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful blackware pitcher from San Pedro Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The piece has very fine artwork scenes on two sides, and it is stamped on the bottom "Made In Mexico", which helps to date the piece. Condition is excellent. Size: 7 3/4 inches wide (at the widest point) by 6 3/4 inches high, including the handle. Price: $325.
AQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely fantasia (fantasia-ware) oval charger with very intricate and imaginative decorations, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940. The color-scheme and artwork on this piece are simply spectacular!
Condition is excellent. This piece is a serious collector's dream. Size: 20 inches wide by 16 inches high. Price: $1200.
AP-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a burnished Tonala charger with incredibly fine hand-painted decoration, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The beautiful and free-flowing floral decorations are painted against a lovely beige background. Condition is very good. Size: 12 3/4 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
AL-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a black-ware, oval charger with exquisite and very endearing artwork, Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The black-ware charger is decorated with a hand-painted scene of a campesino and his trusty burros, a wonderful scene of rural Mexican village life! The artwork is very crisp, and the colors are wonderfully vibrant. Condition is excellent. Size: 15 inches wide by 11 inches high. Price: $495.
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.
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.
AE-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a tri-pod bowl with beautiful and very intricate artwork, signed by the famous artist, Antonio Rivera, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930-40's. The artwork on the inside of the bowl is in the highly imaginative style of Fantasia, or fantasia-ware. Colors are bright and vibrant. This is a discerning collectors dream! Condition is excellent. Size: the bowl is 11 1/2 inches diameter by 3 1/2 inches high. Price: $475.
AE-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pair of planters, very early and with exquisite artwork, Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1920-30's. The scenes decorating these planters are incredible, with verdant plants, burros, birds, and animals, including graceful deer. Condition is very good; it seems they were actually used as planters, but were lovingly cared for. They do not show signs of flaking or melting, and there is no loss of color or glaze. Size: each measures 5 1/2 inches high by 6 1/2 inches diameter at the mouth.
SOLD. Thank you!
AB-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a blackware tecomate (spherical bowl) with excellent artwork, Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1935. Scenes on the tecomate feature a Mexican campesino with his pottery-wares, amidst lovely cacti. The black glaze is beautiful! Condition is excellent. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 7 inches diameter at the widest point. Price: $395.
ZZ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery tri-pod bowl with beautiful and very fine artwork, from Guerrero, c. 1940's. The bowl is very possibly from the village of Tolimon or Amayaltepec, Guerrero. It is a wonderful piece of Mexican vintage pottery! Condition is very good. Size: 13 1/2 inches diameter by 4 1/2 inches high. Price: $325.
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.
WW-1: Mexican vintage folk-art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful tree-of-life by the famous folk-artist, Aurilio Flores, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1940-50's.
The tree features a very wonderful and stately Archangel Gabriel near the base, with beautiful flowers, birds, and decorations. Condition is very good; some of the brightly painted decorations have faded a bit with time, giving this tree a wonderful and more soft patina. Size: 24 inches high by 16 inches wide (at widest part) by 7 inches diameter across the circular base. Price: $1200.
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 Acatlan, 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.
UU-12: Mexican vintage folk-art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery statue of a Mexican caballero with a sarape gracefully draped over his shoulder and wearing a wonderful striped suit, attributed to the great folk-artist, Senora Pena of Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, c. 1960's. Pieces of folk-art pottery by Sra. Pena are in the collection in the museum at Tzintzuntzan. Condition is excellent. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide by 3 inches deep (front to back). Price: $275.
TT-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished jar from Tonala Jalisco, c. 1930's. The water-jar is very finely painted and has the very wonderful "starry-night" effect.
Condition is excellent. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 6 3/4 inches diameter at the widest point. Price: $250.
KK-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely charger by the famous artist Balbino Lucano, Tlaquepaque, c. 1930. The pottery charger has the petatillo background (cross-hatching, resembling a straw mat or petate) developed in the 1920's in great part by Balbino Lucano. The charger features beautiful birds and deer, along with wonderful foliage. The address of Balbino's studio and shop is written on the back. Condition is excellent. Size: 17 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $525.
II-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely plate with a cream-colored background glaze and a wonderful and very serene scene of a burro munching grass under graceful trees and foliage, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork on this plate is extremely well-executed and very beautiful and crisp! Condition is excellent. Size: 10 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
EE-19: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a blackware plate with wonderful artwork from Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930-40's. The plate has a beautiful border and a scene of a campesino carrying his heavy load of cana, or sugar cane, amidst plants and cacti.
This is the second of three plates, probably all by the same great artist. Condition is excellent. Size: 10 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $195.
DD-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful petatillo pottery vase from Tonala, c. 1930's, attributed to the great artist Balbino Lucano. Lucano was one of the originators of petatillo (the crosshatching pattern in the background), and he was a master of fine decorative painting. This is a masterpiece of vintage Mexican folk art and a collector's dream! Condition is excellent. Size: 6 3/4 inches high by 4 3/4 inches diameter across the middle. Price: $295.
CC-18: Mexican vintage pottery and folk art, a blackware tile with a beautiful scene of a campesino gathering and bundling wood, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork on the tile is extremely fine. Condition is excellent. Size: 4 7/8 inches square.
SOLD. Thank you!
BB-13: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful petatillo plate, Tonala, c. 1940's. The plate has wonderful floral designs. It is signed on the back, "Hecho por Pedro Chavez B. Tonala, Jal". The artwork on the plate is very intricate and beautiful. Condition is excellent. Size: 8 5/8 inches diameter. Price: $165.
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: $175.
W-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a ceramic Talavera tray from Puebla, c. 1960's. The art-work on the Talavera tray is exceptional. It is signed on the back, "Rugerio, Pue-Mex", indicating that it comes from the now-closed and very famous fabrica of Rugerio. Condition is excellent. Size: 9 inches high by 9 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches deep (top to bottom of Talavera tray). Price: $195.
P-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a banderaware pottery charger with "starry night" decoration, c. 1930. This charger features a wonderful bird sitting on top of a cactus. The artwork is very detailed and lovely! This type of pottery is called bandera (Spanish for "flag") because of the colors of red, green, and white, the colors of the Mexican flag. Condition is excellent. Size: 13 1/4 inches diameter. Price: $395.
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