Wonderful Vintage Mexican Folk Art Tree of Life Candlestick paper fan with a few scratches/wear to

with a few scratches/wear to the paint in just a few spots

I loved it already

Bisque with graphic black details as well as a faint orange stain on its beak and webbed feet

I think these only add to its appeal

and nuanced blue glazing through which the brown clay body shows

Wonderful Vintage Mexican Folk Art Tree of Life Candlestick paper fan with a few scratches/wear toOh how I love this! Hand built of earthenware terra cotta, this candlestick was decorated with with a white slip and colorful paints and dyes, then varnished, which gives it a nice shine. How charming I think she is, plus these little balls extending on wire from her arms and base! While unsigned, this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izcar de Matamoros