Pedro, Isabel, and Rogelio Hernandez (San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan), pina de con hojas, modeled and molded clay, featuring drooping leaf applique copper oxide glaze, with removable top, with pineapple leaf motif, on tripod legs

height 37 in. x diameter 19 in.

Condition: One broken leaf

Provenance: The collection of Michael Moss, who traveled for decades throughout the interior of Mexico acquiring fine folk art pieces to bring back to his Fredericksburg, Texas ranch home

Pedro Hernandez Carlos runs a workshop in San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan, an area home to the indigenous Purepecha people and their descendants. Working alongside his family, they harvest the clay from the local region, pulverize, and knead it until its ready to work with. Drawing from the natural world, he is known for incorporating motifs such as elote, birds, and agave leaves in his work. In 2008, he co-founded Tsitski Museo Comunitario, located at his home.

PLEASE NOTE: This item is a delicate hand-made folk art piece created using a low-fire ceramic and as such may have inherent minor imperfections. Therefore, Vogt Auction does not guarantee this item to be free of said minor imperfections. In light of the delicate nature of this folk art item we highly recommend buyers pick-up in person if at all possible. We do have crates and packing materials available. If you will require shipping of this item, we highly recommend obtaining a shipping quote / estimate prior to the auction as this item may require expensive pallet-type truck transportation to safely ship. We are happy to work with you to get shipping quotes and estimates.