Mexican Tin Nichos

Santos Painted Tin Nicho - Dating back to the Spanish Colonial period, the tradition of creating ornately decorated vertical "diorama box", or nichos, has come to define Mexican folk art. Nichos are s

Two Mexican retablos, one depicting Mater Dolorsa (Our Lady of Sorrows), the other Nuestra Senora de Cueva Santa (Our Lady of the Sacred Cave), housed in punched tin nichos, circa 19th century height

Two Mexican santos, to include one angel, by Pedro Lozano, hand-cut collaged paper, one carved santo, depicting La Virgen de Soledad (The Virgin of Solitude), both housed in punched tin nichos, with g

Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A colorful Mexican retablo representing "La Cruz de Animas" (Cross of Souls) painted on heavy gauge tin upon a handmade wooden mount. The composition dep

Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-painted and gilded Mano Poderosa or Los Cinco Personas retablo depicting five holy figures perched at the tips of a detached hand who represent th

Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A superb retablo depicting El Nino Cautivo (Captive Child) - a very rare subject in retablo art. The artist who painted this retablo depicted the Captive

Unframed Mexican retablo on tinned steel, 19th c., Saint James Matamoros the Moor-Slayer, depicted on horseback with raised sword, having small metal ring at top for hanging, unsigned, approx 10" h, 7

Spanish Colonial, Mexico, 19th century CE. A very fine Mexican folk retablo created by Concepcion Avila, also known as the Bee Sting Lip Painter - one of the great retablo masters whose unique painter

Ildeberto "Eddie" Delgado(1883 - 1973)New Mexican Tin Mirror, ca. 1930tin and glassinscribed verso: MADE BY / EDDIE DELGADO / IN SANTA FE, C. 1930 / PURCHASED FROM / WEB YOUNG / 197523 1/2 x

Mexico, ca. late 19th century CE. Finely painted tin retablo depicting Santa Eduviges, also known as Saint Hedwig or Saint Eduwiges. Santa Eduviges, one of the most obscure subjects in retablo art, is

New World, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A delicate tin resplendor, a crown made for a saint statue (santo) in a church. The crown is repousse, with a round, crenellated headpiece and a halo-like attac

FOUR MEXICAN TIN RETABLOSMexican, 18th or 19th century, oil on tin. Laminas/votive paintings, each depicting the Santo Nino de Atocha in varying fashions, consistently wearing the characteristic feath

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Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. late 19th century CE. A dramatic, hand-painted gauge tin retablo depicting Saint Camillus de Lellis (also Camillo, San Camilo) in his black habit attending to a man on hi

Mexico, 1909 CE. One of the finest retablos we have seen, this is a bright and well-painted piece of devotional folk art. It shows two people praying before an altar to the Virgin Mary; bright colors

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A colorful Mexican retablo representing "La Cruz de Animas" (Cross of Souls) painted on heavy gauge tin, depicting Christ on the Cross, flanked by the sun a

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A striking tin retablo painted with the image of the crowned Virgin of Guadalupe with hands together in a prayerful gesture, a soft oval visage, and lowered

Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A beautifully painted Mexican retablo depicting the Holy Trinity dressed in robes of rich, deep red and blue hues with golden deta

Item: Pair of Old Mexican Tin Scones (for candles) Origin: Mexico Medium/Materials: Leaded glass enclosures Dimensions: 14 inches long, 10 inches wide Shipping Domestic: Shipping rates are determined

Mexico, ca. 1875. Wonderfully executed paint on tin retablo in the form of La Madre de la Cruz. Our Lady of the Light or Holy Mother of the Light expresses a Catholic Marian devotion that comes from a

Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A fine antique Mexican retablo depicting Santa Librata in rich jewel tones on heavy gauge tin, set on a wood mount and wired for suspension. The legend o

Mexico, 19th century CE. A superb religious retablo housed in original nicho painted in deep red. An antique retablo painted on heavy gauge tin depicting El Nino de Atocha. The tradition of the child

Latin America, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A somewhat macabre antique Mexican retablo meant to illustrate the cleansing power of Christ's blood known as "La Mano Poderosa de Dios" o

Latin America,Spanish Colonial period, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely pair of leaded tin retablos hand-painted and fit in custom wooden frames. The larger depicts a lone, haloed figure possibly