Mexican Sarapes and Textiles, Huipiles and Clothing
CG-4: Mexican vintage textiles and sombreros, a wonderful vintage sombrero with hand-woven horse-hair band surrounding the cone, and two horse-hair lariats on either side of the cone, c. 1930. The form of the sombrero is simple and elegant. Condition is good; there is one slight tear on the rim. Size: 20 inches wide, and the cone is 7 inches high. Price: $495.
CG-5: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, a beautiful, hand-woven textile or rug with wonderful colors and design elements, c. 1940's. The rug is decorated with lovely sheep, crosses, and clouds.
Condition is very good. Size: 56 inches long by 39 inches wide. Price: $225.
CF-2: Mexican and New Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, a lovely vintage Chimayo textile with lovely colors and design, Chimayo, Northern New Mexico, c. 1940's. This blanket or rug is very finely woven, and the center medallions are beautiful. Condition is very good; there is one slight pull near one end. the fringe at both ends is intact and lovely. Size: 71 1/2 inches long by 45 1/4 inches wide. Price: $575.
CD-7: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a lovely Saltillo sarape runner with beautiful colors and a wonderful center medallion, c. 1940's. The stunning camel-colored background and the unique center medallion make this textile very special! Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 39 1/2 inches long by 18 1/2 inches wide. Price: $185.
CC-4: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a lovely Saltillo sarape with a white background and beautiful center medallion, c. 1930. The color combination of the sarape is incredibly beautiful! Condition is very good. Size: 77 inches long by 37 3/4 inches wide. Price: $550.
CB-5: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, a wonderful woolen textile with a beautiful design and color combinations, possibly Mexico City, c. 1930's. The style is reminiscent of a Native American moki, with a geometric design in the center matrix. Condition is very good. Size: 70 1/2 inches long by 38 1/2 inches wide. Price: $299.
BZ-15: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes (serapes), a wonderful Texcoco woolen blanket or rug with natural wool colors of brown and beige, with some red and green analine-dyed accents, Texcoco, c. 1940's. The natural colors of the rug are reminiscent of the Navajo Moki textiles of the American Southwest. Condition is very good. Size: 79 inches long by 40 1/2 inches wide. Price: $425.
BY-1: New Mexican vintage textiles, rugs, and sarapes (serapes), a lovely pictorial Chimayo woolen runner, Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1940's. The textile has a beautiful brown background and the decorations are stunning. Condition is very good. Size: 30 inches long, not including fringes, by 14 inches wide. Price: $150.
BW-2: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a beautiful, large Saltillo-style sarape with a wonderful central medallion and beautiful color combinations, c. 1930's. The sarape is exceptionally well-woven of very fine wool. This sarape would make a great tapestry for on a wall, or for use as a beautiful bedspread. Condition is very good and the fringe at both ends is intact. Size: 92 1/2 inches long, not including the fringe, by 49 1/2 inches wide. Price: $675.
BW-3: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a beautiful Saltillo-style sarape with a lovely turquoise background and a woncerful center medallion and decorative sidebars, c. 1930's. The weave of the sarape is extremely tight and fine, and the color combinations are stunning. Condition is very good, and the fringe at both ends is intact and lovely. Size: 94 1/2 inches long, not including fringe, by 68 1/2 inches wide. Price: $695.
BW-6: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a wonderful Saltillo-style sarape with beautiful flowers serving as the center medallion, and with stunning color combinations creating a rainbow effect, c. 1940's. The weave is very fine and tight, and the colors are stunning! Condition is very good, and the fringe at both ends is intact and lovely. Size: 80 inches long, not including fringe, by 39 inches wide. Price: $475.
BV-2: New Mexican vintage textiles, and Chimayo vintage woolen textiles, a beautiful Chimayo pictorial runner, with lovely bird decorations, Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1950. The color combinations and lovely decorations make this textile very special. Chimayo, in Northern New Mexico, has been a famous center for weaving since the arrival of Spanish families there in the early 1600's. Condition is very good. Size: 58 inches long by 19 3/4 inches wide. Price: $150.
BN-8: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes (sarapes), and blouses and huipiles, a cotton shirt and pants set with extraordinarily fine embroidery, Santa Maria Zacatepec (Mixtec), Oaxaca, 1950's. The set is decorated with over 500 embroidered animals on the front and back sides of both pieces. It is rare to find a complete set, with shirt and pants. Condition is very good. Size: the shirt is 22 inches top to bottom and 23 1/2 inches wide. The pants are 29 1/2 inches long by c. 14 1/2 inches wide, with an adjustable waist. Price: $275 for the set.
BM-2: Guatemalan vintage textiles, sarapes, and huipiles, a beautiful Guatemalan huipil from the village of Santiago Atitlan. The huipil is of hand-woven cotton fabric, done on a belt-loom, with over three-hundred hand-embroidered variations of lovely birds. The collar of the huipil is a wreath of hand-embroidered larger birds, perhaps quetzales which are considered sacred by the Maya of Guatemala. This is a spectacular example of Guatemalan weaving and textiles, and is a discerning collector's dream. Condition is very good. Size: 62 inches long by 32 3/4 inches wide. Price: $750.
BK-8: Mexican vintage serapes and textiles, a beautiful Tehuana skirt and huipil, or blouse, with wonderful embroidery and in the style of the women of the Isla de Tehuantepec, c. 1930's. The skirt has very fine lace-work at the bottom, and the huipil (blouse) and skirt are of satin or silk with wonderful machine-embroidered flowers. The lovely lace-work is of finely worked cotton. Condition is excellent. Size: the huipil or blouse is 21 1/2 inches high by 20 inches wide. The skirt is 39 1/2 inches long, including the lace at the bottom. The waist is 26 inches diameter and is tied with a waist-ribbon. The lace bottom is c. 250 inches in circumference, or 125 inches wide when laid flat.
SOLD. Thank you!
BJ-9: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, a beautiful woven Texcoco rug, with wonderful design elements and colors, Texcoco (a city outside of Mexico City), c. 1950's. The design elements are wonderful with Indigo blue dyed and natural white wool, dark and light brown natural wool, and beige yarns. Condition is very good. Size: 33 inches long (not including the fringes) by 26 3/4 inches wide. Price: $195.
BC-8: Vintage Mexican and Latin American textiles, a beautiful vicuna, woven of very fine and soft wool from native llamas, with colorful embroidery integrated into the design, Peru (or Andes region), c. 1950's. The background color is natural dark brown wool, and the colorful embroidery truly "pops out"! This is a piece from a master-weaver, and it is highly collectible. Condition is very good. Size: 80 inches long by 63 1/4 inches wide. Price: $725.
BA-12: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes, a very lovely Saltillo sarape with a beautiful red background color and a wonderful center medallion, c. 1920's. The sarape is very finely woven of wool, with silk in the center medallion and decorative side-bars. The side-bars feature beautiful rosette designs. The fringe has been altered to fit a bed or table, with the macrome fringe now on the two sides versus the usual top and bottom, which have been expertly hemmed. This is an incredibly lovely piece of vintage Mexican weaving! Condition is very good. Size: 85 inches long by 75 inches wide, not including the fringe. Price: $1400.
BA-13: Guatemalan vintage textiles, runners, and huipiles, a two-sided embroidered runner with lovely star-designs, San Juan Zacatepecquez, c. 1950. Both sides of the textile are very finely embroidered and the design, comprised of beautiful embroidered stars, is sensational. This is an incredible Guatemalan textile, and the discerning collector's dream. Condition is very good. Size: 71 1/2 inches long by 32 1/2 inches wide. Price: $625.
AW-1: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes (serapes), a very beautiful post-classic Saltillo sarape with a tight weave of very fine wool, c. 1890-1900. The colors are very bright and vibrant. This is a spectacular piece for the discerning collector! Condition is very good; there is some very minor fringe-loss. Size: 86 inches long by 45 inches wide. Price: $2200.
AU-1: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo sarapes, a lovely wrap-around skirt with elegant embroidery, from the state of Guerrero, c. 1950's. The embroidered decorations on this skirt are incredible, featuring eagles, doves, gentle lambs, and wonderful floral decorations. The skirt is of tapestry quality and is in excellent condition. Size: 85 3/4 inches long by 38 inches high. Price: $475.
AU-5: Vintage Mexican textiles, and vintage Mexican Saltillo sarapes, a beautiful vintage textile from the state of Oaxaca, depicting the Mexican national symbol of the eagle with the snake in its mouth, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. The eagle is atop a cactus, and is surrounded by wonderful geometric designs, inspired by the stone-carvings in the pre-Hispanic ruins of Mitla, in Oaxaca. Condition is very good. Size: 65 inches long, not including fringes, by 29 1/2 inches wide. Price: $295.
AT-7: Mexican vintage textiles and sarapes, and Mexican vintage huipiles and blouses, a stunningly beautiful huipil from the village of Huautla de Jimenez in the state of Oaxaca, with very fine embroidery and vibrant colors, Oaxaca, c. 1950. This is a work of art, with fine lace and silk ribbons. Condition is very good. The huipil would look lovely worn with a broomstick skirt or long pants! Size: 39 inches long by 26 1/4 inches wide, under the openings for the arms.
SOLD. Thank you!
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.
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.
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.
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: $125 for each, or $200 if bought as a pair.
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: $950.
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: $150.
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