20th C. Mexican Polychrome Pottery Church Sculpture
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Latin America, Mexico, Izùcar de Matamoros, Puebla, ca. mid 20th century CE. A slab-built sculpture depicting a church with twin bell towers (with dangling clay bells) topped with crosses, an elegant dome detailed with an openwork colonnade over the nave and topped by a miniature veiled bride, hand painted in bright hues (red, green, sky blue, lavender, yellow ochre, pink, black, and brown) on a white ground. Size: 7" W x 11.75" H (17.8 cm x 29.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Morgan collection, Santa Monica, CA
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#114813
Latin America, Mexico, Izùcar de Matamoros, Puebla, ca. mid 20th century CE. A slab-built sculpture depicting a church with twin bell towers (with dangling clay bells) topped with crosses, an elegant dome detailed with an openwork colonnade over the nave and topped by a miniature veiled bride, hand painted in bright hues (red, green, sky blue, lavender, yellow ochre, pink, black, and brown) on a white ground. Size: 7" W x 11.75" H (17.8 cm x 29.8 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Morgan collection, Santa Monica, CA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#114813
Condition
One bell missing from bell tower. One cross repaired with visible break lines. Tiny loss to base of other cross. Painting quite good.
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20th C. Mexican Polychrome Pottery Church Sculpture
Estimate $200 - $300
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