Mexican Sarapes and Textiles, Huipiles and Clothing
AM-12: Mexican vintage clothing, and Mexican vintage textiles and huipiles, a very lovely Amusgo huipil, from the state of Guerrero, c. 1980. The huipil is made of hand-woven cotton, with intricate brockade or embroidery. Colors are lovely and vibrant; beautiful lilac, purple, and magenta. Condition is very good. Size: 31 inches wide, side to side, when laid flat, by 33 1/2 inches long. Price: $425.
AM-13: Mexican vintage clothing, and Mexican vintage textiles and huipiles, a vintage huipil of hand-woven cotton with very fine embroidery, Zinacantan, Chiapas, c. 1960's. The fabric is extremely beautiful, and the huipil is finished with lovely tassles of synthetic yarn. Condition is very good; the huipil shows use and some minor fading, which only make the piece softer and more beautiful! Size: 22 1/2 inches wide, side to side, when laid flat, by 25 inches long, not including the fringe on the bottom. Price: $275.
AM-14: Mexican vintage clothing, and Mexican vintage textiles and huipiles, a vintage huipil of hand-woven cotton fabric with wool embroidery depicting the center of the Mayan universe, Santa Magdalena, Chiapas, c. 1950's. The fabric is beautiful, and the wool embroidery is very rich and intricate. Condition is excellent. Size: 29 3/4 inches wide, side to side when laid flat, by 29 1/2 inches long. Price: $325.
AM-15: Guatemalan vintage clothing, and Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles, a lovely huipil of hand-woven cotton with intricate and colorful designs and decoration, San Juan Zacatepequez, Guatemala, c. 1950's. The huipil is extremely lovely, and is finished with a cluster of Guatemalan coins, or reales (some dated 1912), attached to the front. Condition is very good; the huipil has been used and cared for lovingly, and the colors are bright and vibrant. Size: 24 1/2 inches wide, side to side when laid flat, by 22 inches long, not including the fringe at the bottom. Price: $250.
AM-16: Mexican vintage clothing, and Mexican vintage textiles and huipiles, a vintage, complete Tehuana costume including the skirt, blouse or embroidered huipil, and decorative head piece, Tehuantepec, Mexico, c. 1950's. This is a vintage treasure and a collector's dream. Colors are vibrant and very lovely. Condition is very good; it has been worn and lovingly cared for, and the traditional Tehuana outfit is complete! Size: the skirt measures 13 inches wide, side to side when laid flat, by 30 inches long; the huipil or embroidered blouse is 20 1/2 inches wide, side to side, by 16 inches long; the headdress is not measured. Price: $425.
AK-4: Mexican and Central American vintage textiles, a very beautiful textile, hand-woven on a backstrap loom in two panels which are sewn together, Guatemala, c. 1940's. The piece is woven of very fine cotton and silk threads, and the colors are vibrant. The two ends of the textile are not hemmed, creating a very natural, short fringe. This would be a great runner for a large table, a wonderful framed wall-hanging, or it could be worn around the shoulders as an elegant shawl or rebozo. Condition is very good. Size: 57 inches long by 55 inches wide. Price: $295.
AJ-17: Vintage New Mexican textiles, a lovely woolen textile from the weaving center of Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1930's. The weaving has a beautiful and very rare purple background, with colorful Chimayo-style design elements in various wonderful colors. The piece is finely woven, and the overall condition is very good. Size: 72 1/2 inches long by 34 1/4 inches wide. Price: $285.
AJ-18: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a very beautiful Saltillo serape (sarape) woven of very fine wool and with a lovely center medallion and decorative side-bars, c. 1940's. The colors are vibrant, with no fading on either side. The fringe is intact on both ends. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece; there is evidence of very minor moth damage. Size: 65 3/4 inches long by 34 1/2 inches wide. Price: $295.
AG-4: New Mexican vintage textiles, a finely woven woolen textile from Chimayo, New Mexico, with a rare mustard-colored background, c. 1940's. The weaving is very tight, and features traditional Chimayo design elements. Chimayo, New Mexico, has been famous for fine weaving since Spanish families first settled the area in the 1600's.
SOLD. Thank you!
AF-10: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, a wonderful textile with a pictorial center medallion, Texcoco, c. 1940's. The weave is fine and tight, and the colors are beautiful and very vibrant. This is a highly unique Texcoco piece, with wonderful flowers springing from the center medallion. Condition is very good. Size: 80 1/4 inches long (not including the fringe) by 63 1/2 inches wide. Price: $950.
AF-11: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), an incredible pictorial Saltillo serape (sarape) with lovely birds and flowers in the center medallion, c. 1940's. The Saltillo serape is very tightly woven of very fine wool, with silk in the center medallion and decorative side-bars. Condition is very good; the fringe at both ends is completely intact and there is no apparent damage to any part of this wonderful vintage textile! Size: approximately 94 inches long by 50 inches wide. Price: $1200.
AC-5: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes, in Spanish), a very lovely Mayo weaving of fine wool in natural colors and indigo-blue dyed wool, c. 1940's. The textile is very finely woven, and the overall design pattern is stunningly simple and beautiful. Condition is very good, fringes are intact, and there is no evidence of fading. Size: 65 inches long by 50 1/2 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
AB-2: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a stunning Saltillo serape with color-hues of soft-red, lilac, purple, green, and soft-yellow, c. 1910-20. The Saltillo serape is very finely woven of wool with silk in the center medallion and decorative side-bars. The center medallion features images of the Mexican flag. This is a collector's dream! Condition is excellent. The fringe at both ends is fully intact. This piece has been well cared-for and obviously highly valued. Size: 71 inches long by 38 inches wide. Price: $2400.
YY-12: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a beautiful Saltillo serape (sarape), finely wovern, with silk in the center medallion and a very warm, pumkin-colored background, c. 1940's. Colors are very vibrant and beautiful, and the center medallion is stunning. Condition is very good, and the fringe at both ends is very much intact. Size: 74 1/2 inches long, not including the fringe, by 36 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
TT-12: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a beautiful Saltillo sarape (serape, English spelling) with bright colors and a wonderful center diamond, c. 1930's. This textile is extremely well-woven of very fine wool, and the fringes are intact at both ends. Condition is very good. Size: 78 inches long (not measuring the fringe) by 36 1/2 inches wide. Price: $575.
SS-9: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes, a very beautiful Saltillo sarape runner with a lovely camel and burnt-orange background and a wonderful center diamond, c. 1930's. The fringe is fully intact at both ends. The Saltillo sarape is woven of very fine wool, with silk in the center diamond and decorative side-bars. Condition is very good. Size: 71 3/4 inches long not including the lovely fringe at both ends by 30 1/2 inches wide.
Price: $400.
OO-2: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes, a wonderful pair of matching Saltillo sarapes featuring a dashing Mexican charro (horseman) and a lovely China Poblana or charra dancing around a sombrero, c. 1940's. They are both finely woven of soft wool, and the colors are vibrant. These can be sold separately or as a pair. Condition of both is excellent. Size: each is 20 1/2 inches long by 9 1/2 inches wide. Price: $225 for each, or $400 if bought as a pair.
II-11: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a spectacular Saltillo sarape with bands of tela deshilada ("pulled threads": threads are removed and lovely flowers are then crocheted with the remaining threads within certain bands of the sarape), c. 1920-40. This is an extremely rare and beautiful Mexican textile. It is museum- quality and very rare. Colors are brilliant and the center medallion is incredible! Condition is excellent. This piece was highly treasured and very well cared for by the original collector(s). Size: 70 inches long with fringes (56 inches long not including fringes) by 29 inches wide. Price: $2200.
GG-3: Mexican vintage sarapes and textiles, a lovely Saltillo sarape with a black background, c. 1930's. The sarape has a beautiful center medallion with silk, and the fringe is intact at both ends. Condition is very good; there is one small moth hole which is visible if the sarape is held up against light. Size: 37 inches long by 17 1/2 inches wide. Price: $575.
SOLD. Thank you!
EE-17: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a lovely weaving from Oaxaca, c. 1940's. The textile is beautifully woven of fine wool. It has a white background with lovely flowers in the border and a beautiful center medallion. Condition is excellent, and the fringe is completely intact. This is a great Mexican vintage textile! Size: 101 inches long (including fringe on both sides) by 50 inches wide. Price: $1250.
DD-14: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a Saltillo sarape with a white background and a very fine silk center-medallion and decorative side-bars, c. 1920's. Very beautifully woven with the fine fringe intact at both ends. Condition is very good given the age of the textile; there are three very small holes, probably caused by moth-damage over the years. This is an incredibly piece of vintage Mexican weaving. Size: 21 1/2 inches long by 19 1/2 inches wide. Price: $300.
BB-1: Mexican vintage sarapes and textiles, a lovely weaving from Oaxaca, c. 1910-20. The textile features lovely roses; it is an incredible piece of art. This is very finely woven of lovely soft wool, and the colors are vibrant. Condition is excellent given the age of the piece; there are two areas which show slight stains and there are two very small holes. Size: 51 inches wide by 80 inches long, not including fringe. The fringe is intact. Price: $1550.
W-15: Mexican vintage textiles, a Saltillo sarape, c. 1940. Beautiful burgundy background. Made of very finely woven wool with silk in the center medallion and decorative side-bars. Condition is very good; there are some very small home-done repairs. Size: 78 1/2 inches long by 35 1/4 inches wide. Fringe is intact. Price: $350.
T-8: New Mexican vintage textile, a finely woven rug from the weaving center of Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1930. This is from a very famous weaver, active from 1910-40, whose signature was the hummingbird in the center of this textile. This weaver and his textiles are noted in books about the weaving tradition of Chimayo. Spanish immigrant families began weaving in the village of Chimayo around 1610-20. Condition of the textile is mint! This piece was highly prized by its owners through the years, and, as a result, it was extremely well cared for. Size: 51 1/2 inches wide by 83 inches long. Price: $950.
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