Mexican Vintage Pottery and Ceramics
FF-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, an incense vessel from the Lacandon jungle, Chiapas, c. 1940. Used for offering incense by the Lacandones, called the "the god ceramic vessel." They believe that the vessel is inhabited by deities. The Lacandones use this vessel with copal incense to communicate with the gods, and offering prayers. Condition is very good. Size: 7 inches diameter, not including the god face, by 4 1/2 inches high. Price: $499.
FE-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery charger with graceful floral decorations of gorgeous bromiliads, Tonala, c. 1930's. The artwork is very graceful, and the charger is spectacular. Condition is very good, given the age of this piece; there are some signs of wear. Size: 20 1/16 inches diameter. Price: $1200.
FE-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful large pottery bowl with fantastic artwork, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The large size and the quality of the artwork make this piece very special! This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk and fine art. Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 12 3/4 inches diameter at the top. Price: $750.
FB-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful Tlaquepaque blackware globe bowl with fantastic artwork, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork on the globe bowl is incredible! This is a discrning collector's dream. Condition is very good. Size:
7 1/2 inches high by 9 1/16 inches diameter, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
FB-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful and very large blackware olla, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The large olla is beautifully shaped, and the shine is stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 17 inches high by 14 1/2 inches diameter at the widest part. Price: $425.
FA-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful "banderaware" pottery plate with wonderful decorations and featuring a graceful deer, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. This style of pottery is called banderaware because it features the colors of the Mexican flag, or bandera in Spanish, white, red, and green. This is an excellent example of this syle of vintage Mexican pottery. Condition is very good. Size: 13 1/4 inches diameter.
SOLD.Thank you!
EY-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery tile with beautiful artwork, by the famous artist Amado Galvan, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's, signed and with floral and zoomorphic designs. Galvan was famous for his burnished chargers, vases, tiles, and a variety of animals (fish, birds, doves, rabbits, owls, and donkeys). Condition is very good. Size: 9 3/4 inches square. Price: $225.
EY-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramiics, a beautiful pottery vase or jar, petatillo, Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The vase/jar is decorated between the glazed bands with village scenes among cacti.
Condition is good. The final glaze has a very fresh water-color appearance. Size: 12 inches high by 6 1/4 inches wide at the widest part. This is a unique petatillo piece. Price: $325.
EX-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful pottery charger with incredibly fine artwork featuring the Mexican eagle, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1950's. The petatillo (fine hatchwork in the background resembling a straw mat or petate) is exceptionally fine. The piece is signed by the artist on the back, Javier Ramos Lucano of the Lucano family of famous artists. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/16 inches diameter. Price: $575.
EW-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely burnished pottery pot with a lovely pale-blue background and very fine artwork. Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The artwork features wonderful and graceful tropical birds.
There are "brisas" in the background resembling hail and creating a starry night effect. Condition is very good. Size: 5 3/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches diameter at the widest part. Price: $275.
EV-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful rectangular pottery dish decorated with a finely painted hunting scene, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The corners of the dish are decorated with a shell design. The green background glaze and the fine artwork make this a very special piece. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/16 inches wide by
11 1/4 inches high by 2 inches deep. Price: $525.
EV-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very fine and unique pottery bowl by the famous potter Eduardo Valdez, Guanajuato, c. 1950. The bowl is decorated with the image of a finely dressed Mexican musician ready to play at a festival. The bowl is very simple and representative of Valdez' work. Condition is very good. Size: 10 inches widest diameter by 4 1/4 inches high. Price: $215.
EU-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery plate with wonderful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The artwork features a Mexican caballero with his burro, heading to the mercado. The plate has a lovely beige background and a wonderful border.
Condition is very good. Size: 12 inches diameter. Price: $250.
EU-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery charger with simple and beautiful artwork, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, c. 1950's. The artwork features aTarascan family catching fish from their boat on Lake Patzcuaro. The piece is done in the traditional style and colors of Tzintzuntzan.
Condition is very good. Size: 14 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $250.
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.
ER-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful large talavera pottery lidded jar with beautiful artwork, Guanajuato, c. 1970. The glazing and fine decorations of the tibor jar are exceptional. Condition is very good. Size: 19 inches high by 10 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $550.
EQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful fantasia-ware pottery plate with fantastic artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The artwork features a whimsical rabbit, a fish, and a butterfly, all in bright blue against a lovely terra cotta background, and framed with a beautiful floral design. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $185.
EO-10: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely pottery water jar with a drinking cup on the top, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. The jar and cup are beautifully decorated with a horseback rider passing through lovely cacti. Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/4 inches high, including the cup, by 8 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
EN-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely banderaware charger with beautiful artwork featuring a figural animal, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. This style of pottery is called "banderaware" because the colors of the glaze (white, green, and red) are the colors of the Mexican flag, bandera in Spanish. The charger has wonderful artwork and a beautiful border. Condition is very good. Size: 13 inches diameter. Price: $200.
EN-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful Oaxacan majolica drip-ware (losa goteada) charger with wonderful cobalt decorations, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. This is a great piece of Oaxacan majolica drip-ware! Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/16 inches diameter.
SOLD. Thank you!
EM-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely pottery charger with a beautiful salmon background and wonderful floral artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The artwork features a graceful egret wrapping its wings around the front of the charger amidst lovely floral decorations. Condition is very good. Size: 15 1/2 inches diameter. Price: $575.
EL-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely lidded pottery chocolate/champurada pot with six beautiful cups hanging from the sides, Michoacan, c. 1950's. The pot and cups are beautifully decorated. It is rare to find a complete set, and the condition is very good! Size: the pot is 9 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide, including the handles.
The cups are 2 3/4 inches high by 4 inches wide, including the handles. Price: $300 for the set.
EL-5: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery vase in the form of a wonderful chicken, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The vase is beautifully formed and decorated. Condition is very good. Size: 6 inches high by 4 1/4 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide. Price: $95.
EL-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lidded pottery casserole in the form of a nesting turkey, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The turkey casserole is beautifully decorated and colors are vibrant and bright! Condition is very good. Size: 7 1/2 inches high by 10 1/2 inches long by 9 1/2 inches wide. Price: $299.
EK-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a Tlaquepaque petatillo water jar with very fine artwork including wonderful donkeys, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. Colors are bright and vibrant, and they complement the artwork very well. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art! Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by
7 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $225.
EK-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a stunningly beautiful Tlaquepaque petatillo flower vase with exquisite artwork, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930.
The artwork is spectacular and feaures a peacock amidst wonderful floral designs. Condition is very good. Size: 4 1/16 inches high by 2 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Price: $125.
EJ-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful dripware (losa goteada) majolica vase with wonderful and colorful glazes, Oaxaca, c. 1930's.
The vase has a wonderul and very regal shape, and the colors are stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 8 1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide, at the widest part.
SOLD. Thank you!
EJ-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a stunning petatillo (with fine crosshatching in the background resembling a straw mat, or petate) pottery charger with wonderful colors and very fine artwork decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The petatillo crosshatching of the background is very fine, and the floral artwork is exceptional. Condition is very good. Size: 14 inches diameter. Price: $325.
EI-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful pottery pitcher decorated with wonderful floral relief-work, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. The pitcher is a great size, and the floral decorations are spectacular! Condition is very good. Size: 13 3/4 inches high by 9 1/2 inches wide at the widest part and not including the handle. Price: $350.
EG-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful lidded pottery casserole in the form of a nesting hen, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The casserole is beautifully shaped and decorated. Condition is very good. Size: 11 inches high by 11 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches long. Price: $275.
EE-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful lidded pottery casserole dish in the shape of a lovely dove, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. The dish is beautifully decorated, and the colors are wonderful.
Condition is very good. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 13 inches long by 7 inches wide. Price: $375.
EE-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a Oaxacan majolica drip-ware (losa goteada) bowl with four smaller matching bowls, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. Colors are vibrant and beautiful, and the shape of the matching bowls is very elegant. This would be a wonderful set for serving salad. Condition is very good. Size: the larger main bowl is 10 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches high; the four smaller matching bowls are 5 1/2 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches high. Price: $250 for the set.
ED-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery water bottle and cup with incredibly fine artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The quality of the artwork is simply incredible!
This is a discerning collector's dream. Condition is very good. Size: 9 inches high, including the cup, by 6 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part.
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.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
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.
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: $195.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SOLD. Thank you!
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-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.
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.
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.
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 Martinez 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.
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-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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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