Artesania Rinconada "Classic Collection" Tiger, Uruguayan, 1970s walnut top with copper detail And happily

And happily

shape and size

here's a link to an interview conducted in 2001 by Gerry Williams

How nice to throw this lovely pair of antique French Traveler’s clothes brushes into one's suitcase atop a pile of carefully folded clothes when setting off on a long trip

complete with an interior shelf and a bright pink curdoroy lining

Artesania Rinconada "Classic Collection" Tiger, Uruguayan, 1970s walnut top with copper detail And happilyI didn't know anything about Artesania Rinconada ceramic animals when I found this tiger, but I've since learned that there was quite a menagerie of them, the creation of t Uruguayan twin brothesr Jesus and Javier Carbajales, who launched their production in 1972 in Montevideo. Spanish born (the brothers moved to Uruguay with their family after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war in 1936), they give their collection of animal creations a Spanish