Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood 1930s mexican hand thrown mid-century vintage pottery

hand thrown mid-century vintage pottery vase features hand painted birds -- kiwi

There is a little loss to one far edge of the slide top box

where classmates included David Smith

imparting the bird with a pretty regal attitude in the process

which creates a surface with a fine grit like sandpaper

Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood 1930s mexican hand thrown mid-century vintage potteryI regret that I'm not much good at identifying saints, but what a wonderful painting! And definitely a very old one, pre 19th century I might guess. Such a beatific face, crowned and haloed, with two fingers of one hand pointing heavenward, the other holding a staff, and what looks like an open book to the right. And then this beautifully florally decorated, red lined cape. Thickly painted on wood panel and to my eye just beautifully aged, this makes