ODDITIES
"I have seen the things which were brought to the King from the new golden
land ... a sun all of gold ... and a moon all of silver ... all manner of
marvelous things for many uses. In all the days of my life I have seen
nothing that so rejoiced my heart as these things, for I saw among them
wonderful works of art, and I marveled at the subtle genious of men in distant
lands."
- unknown Spanish conquistador -
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Mexican "Creche" Figures
Mid 20th Century
Lamb - 2 1/2" high
Cow - 4" high
Donkey - 4" high
Three-dimensional clay figures (Tlaquepaque style), with a minority originating in Puebla; mold-made & hand-formed; painted; charming christmas "creche" figures for the nativity scene.
Lamb $28
Cow $42
Donkey $42
Small Silkscreen Images
Mexico
ca. l930-50's
Length: 4"
Width: 3"
Delightful bridge score cards; original hand- made silkscreens; colourful; would be beautiful matted and framed.
Perfect condition.
$12 each
Stone Hand Fetishes
Peru
Second half 20th Century
Largest: 2" Long
These hand-carved, stone (likely soapstone) hands, are stored with one's money and wealth, as a protection from evil spirits and "ladrones" (thieves); carried by the men in their pockets and the women in their small, secretive "bolsitas" (purses); common amongst the indigenous people in Peru.
Left: $28
Middle: $35
Right: $42
Decorative Roof Tile
Bolivia
19th Century or earlier
Height: 8"
Length: 17 1/2"
Width: 8"
Fantastical male "Merman" form; low-fired clay; this tile hovered over a rain spout, spewing water on all below; a whimsical, sculptural piece.
$450
Large Clay Skeleton
Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico
ca. 1920-40's
Length: 37"
Width: 9 1/2"
Glazed clay skeleton, likely to do with Day of the Dead celebrations, in the beginning days of November; a festival of welcome for the souls of the dead; highly unusual, due to it's size.
Very good condition.
$450
Large Clay Duck Planter
Mexico, specific origin unknown
ca. 1920-40's
Height: 14"
Length: 15"
Mold-made in clay; hand-painted; designed as a planter; a delightful, huge, useful creature!
Good condition.
$225
Photo "Esculturas" (Sculptures)
Northern Mexico
ca. 1920-50's
Woman: Height is 14 1/2"
Man: Height is 12"
Itinerant photographers roamed north of Mexico City, and even across the border into Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, with an assortment of ornately-carved wood frames and bas-relief torsos, photographing and hand-tinting each photograph, then applied onto the chosen torsos; a peculiar & unique artform, practiced for only a few decades by a limited number of families in Mexico.
Woman: $265
Man: $225
Straw Donkey
Mexico
Second half 20th Century
Height: 11"
Length: 11"
Hand-woven palm fibre; whimsical and collectable creature!
$32
Kitchen Cannisters
Mexican Motif, probably American made
ca. 1950's
Largest: 7" high & 7" wide
Set of four painted tin cannisters; applied decal; really fun & decorative!
$125 Set of four
"Curandero" Healing Stones
Peruvian Highlands
ca. 20th Century
Largest: approx. 1 1/2"
Traditional curandero (healer) stones, each one having any number of points, or "apus", representative of the high mountain peaks, venerated by the Peruvian indigene people as "the mountain Gods"; important physical & spiritual properties; showing signs of continuous use & wear.
$28 to $65
Individual prices upon request
"Curandero" Healing Stones
Peruvian highlands
ca. 20th Century
Largest: approx. 2"
Traditional "curandero" (healer) stones, each one having any number of points, or "apus", representative of the high mountains peaks, venerated by the Peruvian indigene people as "the mountain Gods"; important physical & spiritual properties; showing signs of continuous use & wear.
$32 to $65
Individual prices upon request
Victorian Standup Mirror
Collected in Paris, France
ca: 19th Century
Height: 8 1/2"
Width: 6"
Original beveled mirror in perfect condition; repousse brass adornment; red velvet; ready to use and very lovely.
$145
Folding Leather Photo Frame
Mexico
ca. 1930-50's
Height: 8"
Width: 6 1/2"
Intricately hand-tooled, leather, folding picture frame; opens to view four photos; tooled image of the Aztec sun calendar; with an eagle clasping a snake in it's talons, landed on a cactus; an Aztec legend imagery; the front side with initials, custom-made for the purchaser;
excellent condition.
$85
Photo "Escultura" (Sculpture)
Northern Mexico
ca. 1920-50's
Height: approx. 10"
Itinerant photographers roamed north of Mexico City & even across the border into Arizona, New Mexico & Texas, with an assortment of decoratively-carved wood frames & bas-relief torsos; each photograph was hand-tinted and applied onto the chosen torso; a peculiar, unique art form; practiced for only a few decades by a limited number of families in Mexico; very collectible.
$235
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