Mexican Sarapes and Textiles, Huipiles and Clothing
DI-2: Mexican classic textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a beautiful classic aggregate-diamond Saltillo serape with an indigo blue background and yarns of black, white, red, and magenta, c. 1890. The weave is extremely fine and tight; this is a rare and very wonderful classic textile! The central aggregate (composed of four separate diamonds) medallion is spectacular, and the piece has a wonderful side border and lovely stripes at the ends. Condition is very good. Size: 78 1/2 inches long by 45 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
DH-2: Guatemalan textiles and serapes, a beautiful textile woven of fine red and black wool, with images of children, quetzales, and flowers, Guatemala, c. 1960. This piece is very finely woven, and the red and black colors are crisp and unfaded. Condition is very good. Size: 68 inches long by 52 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
DH-8: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo-style serapes (sarapes), a very fine Saltillo serape runner with beautiful color combinations and a wonderful silk center medallion, c. 1930's. The predominant color is a beautiful burgundy, and the wool is very tightly woven. Condition is very good, and the fringe is intact at both ends of the serape. Size: 40 inches long, not including the fringe, by 19 1/4 inches wide. Price: $185.
DF-2: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a beautiful woven textile featuring the symbols of the Mexican flag, with wonderful color combinations, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. The depiction of the Mexican eagle with a snake in its mouth is very dramatic. Condition is very good; there is one small stain, about the size of a dime. Size: 78 inches long by 59 1/2 inches wide. The textile is woven in two panels which are then carefully sewn together.
SOLD. Thank you!
DE-2: New Mexican vintage textiles and serapes (sarapes), a beautiful vintage Chimayo textile with lovely colors and design, Chimayo, Northern New Mexico, c. 1930. The textile has wool dyed with cochineal and also natural wools. The center medallion is simple and very elegant. Condition is good, given the age of the piece; the fringe on the ends is missing and there are minor areas of wear. Size: 90 inches long by 38 3/4 inches wide. Price: $625.
DE-8: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a very beautiful and finely woven Saltillo serape with lovely shades of orange and an intricate and very fine center medallion, c. 1940's. The lovely center medallion is complemented by decorative bands at each end. Condition is very good, and the fringe at each end is fully intact. Size: 80 1/4 inches long by 36 1/2 inches wide. Price: $425.
DC-14: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes) and huipiles, a wonderful and very colorful Saltillo-style serape with a beautiful center medallion and embroidery between bands of color, c. 1940's. The use of embroidery or needle point makes this serape quite rare. Condition is very good. Size: 76 1/2 inches long by 38 1/4 inches wide. Price: $599.
CZ-7: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a lovely and very finely woven Saltillo serape with a beautiful cream-colored background and beautiful color-combination, c. 1940. The serape is a fine example of fine Mexican weaving!
Condition is very good, with the fringe intact at each end. Size: 39 1/4 inches long by 19 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
CY-1: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a lovely textile with a beautiful color-combination and woven of fine wool, Tlaxcala, c. 1940's. The central medallion is exceptional. This would make a wonderful wall-hanging, or a cover for a bed or table. Condition is very good. Size: 86 inches long by 41 inches wide. Price: $450.
CY-2: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a beautiful and very finely woven textile with beautiful decorations, Texcoco, c. 1930's. The textile has a lovely cream-colored background and wonderful indigo Aztec designs and highlights. Condition is very good. Size: 78 inches long, not including the fringe, by 35 3/4 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
CX-11: Mexican vintage textiles, serapes (sarapes) and huipiles, a stunning dress ensemble (blouse and matching skirt), beautifully embroidered and with needlepoint at borders, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, c. 1940. The set is beautifully decorated, and the colors are spectacular.
Condition is very good. Size: 16 1/4 inches wide, side to side measured under the arms of the blouse. The skirt is 27 inches wide and 37 inches long. Price: $875.
CX-12: Mexican vintage textiles, serapes (sarapes), and huipiles, a beautiful, large hand-woven textile, Tlaxcala, c. 1940. The textile is very finely woven, and the floral decorations are beautiful. The textile could easily be hung on a wall, or it would make a lovely cover for a bed or couch. Condition is good; there are very minor discolorations; the piece has never been cleaned which seems unnecessary given the beauty of the textile. Size: 76 inches long by 46 1/2 inches wide. Price: $435.
CW-5: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage sarapes (serapes) and huipiles, a beautiful vintage textile from the city of Texcoco, with an indigo blue field and lovely center medallion, Texcoco, c. 1930. The style is that of a vintage Texcoco textile, and the weaving and colors are excellent. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Size: 74 1/2 inches long by 52 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
CV-6: Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles (blouses), a very lovely huipil made of artecela, a blend of cotton and silk, with beautiful brocade embroidery on front and back, San Rafael Petzal, Guatemala, c. 1960. The soft feel of the artecela, and the beautiful embroidery, make this a very special piece. Condition is very good. Size: 30 1/2 inches wide, under the openings for the arms, by 24 inches long. Price: $250.
CU-5: Mexican vintage textiles, and Mexican vintage Saltillo sarapes and huipiles, a beautiful Saltillo sarape (serape) with a lovely orange background and a stunning center medallion of silk and wool, c. 1930's. The combination of colors is magnificent! Condition is very good and the fringe at both ends is intact. This would make a fine wall-hanging or decorative cover for a piece of funiture. Size: 80 inches long, not including fringe, by 37 inches wide. Price: $475.
CU-8: New Mexican vintage textiles and serapes (sarapes), a very beautiful textile with wonderful colors and designs, Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1940's. The weave is very fine and tight, and the lovely grey background and beautiful center medallion make this piece very special. The Spanish families of Chimayo in Northern New Mexico have been weaving fine textiles since the 1600's. Condition is excellent. Size: 70 inches long by 48 inches wide. Price: $525.
CS-1: Guatemalan vintage textiles, and Guatemalan vintage huipiles and blouses, a very beautiful huipil from the village of Amolonga, with very intricate and lovely embroidery work, Guatemala, c. 1950's. The textile is tightly woven, and the colors are spectacular! Condition is very good. Size: 24 1/2 inches wide by 22 1/2 inches high, top of shoulder to waist. Price: $225.
CR-1: New Mexican vintage serapes and textiles, and Chimayo vintage textiles, a very beautiful Chimayo woven textile with a lovely brown background and fine decorative elements, Chimayo, Northern New Mexico, c. 1940. The color scheme is very natural and warm; this is a very beautiful vintage Chimayo textile. The center medallion is especially wonderful! Condition is very good. Size: 58 1/2 inches long by 28 inches wide.
SOLD. Thank you!
CQ-7: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes, A beautiful textile with lovely floral designs on a white background, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. The textile is very finely woven of wool, and the colors are bright and stunningly beautiful! Condition is good; there is some bleeding near one end. Size: 81 inches long by 47 inches wide. Price: $450.
CP-6: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a very beautiful Saltillo serape with a rainbow colored background and wonderful, bright colors, Saltillo, Coahuilla, c. 1940. The serape is very finely woven of wool, with a very beautiful center medallion. Condition is very good. Size: 76 inches long by 36 3/4 inches wide. Price: $675.
CP-7: Mexican vintage textiles and Saltillo serapes (sarapes), a wonderful Saltillo serape with a red background and a beautiful center medallion, Saltillo, Coahuilla, c. 1940. The weave is very fine and tight, and the colors are spectacular! Condition is very good. Size: 92 inches long by 65 inches wide. Price: $525.
CO-5: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes (sarapes), a beautiful Oaxacan textile with a lovely floral design, Huatla de Jimenez, Oaxaca, c. 1940's. The textile features lovely rosettes. It is beautifully woven. Condition is very good. Size: 81 1/2 inches long by 50 1/4 inches wide. Price: $325.
CO-12: Andean vintage textiles, and Bolivian woolen textiles, a beautiful woolen pancho with beautiful colors and design, and a very tight, fine weave, Andean region (possibly Bolivia), c. 1930's. This is a rare and beautiful Andean textile. The piece shows some age and wear, but is in remarkably good condition for its age. Size: the pancho is 44 inches long by 44 inches wide when stretched out on a flat surface. When worn over the shoulders, it is 22 inches long.
SOLD. Thank you!
CN-1: Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles, a lovely huipil with very finely embroidered birds and flowers, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, c. 1950's. The weavers of San Antonio are considered among the very best of the country. The piece can be worn or hung as a wall-decoration. Condition is very good. Size: 27 inches wide by 23 inches long. Price: $450.
CM-6: Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles, a lovely huipil from Santiago Atitlan with beautiful embroidery and wonderful colors, Guatemala, c. 1960. The blue background of the huipil is stunning, and the huipil is embroidered with lovely birds and flowers. The material is hand-woven on a back-strap loom. This is a collector's dream. It can be worn or hung as a wall-adornment. Condition is very good. Size: 29 inches long by 30 1/2 inches across or wide.
Price: $250.
CM-9: Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles, a beautiful Guatemalan huipil from Totonicapan with wonderful embroidered flowers around the yoke, c. 1980. The white background fabric and the array of colorful flowers are spectacular! The huipil can be worn or hung as a wonderful wall-decoration. Condition is very good. Size: 30 inches long by 34 inches wide. Price: $195.
CK-4: Mexican vintage serapes and textiles, and Mexican vintage blouses and huipiles. a stunning child's huipil from the village of Zinacantan, Chiapas, c. 1950. The huipil is decorated with beautiful embroidery and needle point work. It can be worn or hung as a wall decoration. Condition is very good. Size: 20 inches long, not including fringe, by 20 inches wide. Price: $225.
CJ-1: Mexican and Guatemalan vintage textiles and huipiles, a beautiful Guatemalan huipil with wonderful embroidered flowers, Coban, Guatemala, c. 1950. It is hand-embroidered on beautifully woven white cotton. Condition is very good. Size: 40 inches wide by 19 1/2 inches long. Price: $325.
CH-2: Mexican vintage textiles and serapes, and New Mexican vintage textiles, a wonderful textile from Chimayo, New Mexico, c. 1920's-1930's. The rug is decorated with lovely "whirling logs" designs, and the colors are spectacular. This is a very fine piece of weaving from Chimayo, a village in Northern New Mexico where Spanish families have been weaving since the 1600's. Condition is very good. Size: 85 1/2 inches long by 48 inches wide. Price: $1200.
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.
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.
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-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.
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.
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