Early 20th C. Mexican Tonala Face Bank, Ex-Historia

Mexico, ca. 1925 CE. Whimsical old terracotta bank in form of a female head. Her white face is beautifully accented by her black, curly hair, delineated eyes and eyebrows, pink cheeks and red lips. Re

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1925 CE. A whimsical old terracotta bank in form of a female head. Her white face is beautifully accented by her black, curly hair, delineated eyes and eyebrows, pink cheeks

**First Time At Auction** Latin America, Mexico, Late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of modern and vintage milagros in a variety of shapes and forms. Twenty six modern milagros, i

Mexico, end of 19th to early 20th century CE. Beautiful pair of iron spurs decorated with added silver scrolls and geometric patterns. Leather straps still pretty pliable. Size: 6" from base to end of

Mexico, end of 19th to early 20th century CE. Beautiful pair of iron spurs decorated with added silver scrolls and geometric patterns. Leather straps still pretty pliable. Size: 6" from base to end of

Mexico, end of 19th to early 20th century. Beautiful pair of iron spurs decorated with added silver scrolls and geometric patterns. Leather straps still pretty pliable. Size: 6-1/2" from base to end o

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century. A fine milagro in the form of a heart pierced by two daggers, molded with two similar hearts adorning the surface of the large heart, all comprised of hi

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. An ex-voto dedicated to the Maria Cruz Ramirez, depicting a middle-aged couple dressed in their finest clothes kneeling in prayer toward the Virgin. A

Mexico, ca. 1940 CE. This is a tin crown from a religious context, probably used to adorn a Santos. Size: 5-1/2" W x 5" H (14 cm x 12.7 cm). Provenance: Ex-Historia Antiques, James Caswell, Santa Mon

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. An antique Mexican ex-voto painting depicting a woman named Maria Felipa Aguirre de Garcia and her son, both sick in bed, at center, the hospital they

Pacific Northwest, Inuit / Umiak, ca. 1900. Rare seal skin boat depicting a traditional fishing vessel for the "Eskimo" of the Pacific Northwest. Wooden skeleton covered in tightly strung seal skin ti

Mexico, 1st half of the 20th century. An unusual ex-voto with the typical text missing. Two police officers are escorting a prisoner who is certainly in despair in the back of an open truck. Without t

Latin America, Mexico, 20th century CE. A fine milagro in the form of a heart pierced by seven daggers with organic veins adorning the surface. This is a favored Spanish Colonial form skillfully craft

**Originally Listed At $100** North America, United States or Canada, ca. 19th century or early 20th century CE. A finely made wooden specimen box containing a collection of sixty empty slides holders

**Originally Listed At $300** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pair of masks in the form of male faces skillfully hand-carved from wood and painted black. Both male faces hav

Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. Oil on tin depiction of a kneeling woman holding a candle, obviously in a position of prayer, being watched over by the crucified Christ, the Virgin Mary, and a sain

South America, probably Bolivia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Sterling silver used in various religious ceremonies. Unmarked but guaranteed sterling or higher, the crown is comprised of 4 elab

South America, Peru, ca. early 20th century CE. A Peruvian retablo is essentially a retablo set within a shadow box like a nicho - a beautiful blending of these two forms. Oftentimes, as we see in thi

South America, ca. early 20th century. A fine milagro in the form of a heart adorned by myriad figures including Christ at the top, Satan accompanied by a serpent and a jaguar on the lower right, a wi

**Originally Listed At $75** Spain, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Beautiful terracotta bowl in shades of blue, green, brown and yellow, monogram in center. Size: 12" in diameter. Provenance

East Africa, possibly Kenya, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a pair of authentic fly whisks with woven handles and long horsehair tips. Fly whisks are often part of the official royal rega

United Kingdom, ca. 1900 to 1940 CE. This is a trio of early 20th century globes; two of them have pencil sharpeners conveniently located in the south Pacific and all three show old names for boundary

Indonesia, East Java, Dieng, early 20th century CE. A polychrome, hand carved and painted Buta mask from East Java. The term Buta generally refers to a demon in the Topeng dance narrative. These demon

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Latin America, Mexico, Tonala, Jalisco, ca. mid 20th century CE. A mold-made glazed ceramic head bank w