Size: 8 5/8 inches diameter. AQ-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely fantasia (fantasia-ware) oval charger with very intricate and imaginative decorations, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940. The circular base is c. 4 inches diameter. The scene is a wonderful depiction of the life of a Mexican campesino of this period. Condition is excellent. CU-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely sculpture by the famous Jorge Wilmot, featuring two lovely iguanas, Tonala, c. 1950. Condition is very good. Known as "majolica" in Spain, Mexican Talavera draws its name from the 16th century Spanish pottery center, Talavera de la Reina, where imagination and persistence led to enormous strides in the world's knowledge of fine ceramics. Talavera - Named for the type of Spanish pottery from which it originates, this is a type of tin-glazed earthenware made from the clay of the region in and around the state of Puebla. The scenes are beautifully painted and are wonderful. Size: 12 inches diameter. Price: $250. The bean pot is one of their well known forms and is an excellent baking and stovetop cooking piece. The Pueblo’s signature design is the Zia bird, depicted with a single large eye and forked tail feathers. Condition is very good. Size: 7 3/4 inches wide (at the widest point) by 6 3/4 inches high, including the handle. Tlaquepaque - This highly decorative, twice-fired clay pottery is dipped in lead oxide for its second firing. The fine detail and the more muted colors of the paint are typical of an older piece from Ocumicho. DE-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very beautiful petatillo (background cross-hatching pattern resembling a straw mat, or petate, in Spanish) oval charger with incredibly fine artwork, by the late and very famous artist, Jose Bernabe, Tonala, c. 1940's. Size: 6 3/4 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide, at the widest part. The scene features an exotic bird, with a wolf or coyote looking on. Size: 6 1/2 inches high by 8 inches long by 3 inches wide. Santo Domingo vessels are most easily distinguished from pottery of other Pueblos by their large, blocky and often symmetrical designs. Condition is very good; there are some very minor irregularities in the glazing of the rim of the charger. Price for the pair: $150. I can usually assist but then I deprive you of the fun of findi ng out for yourself! Jemez potters make Storytellers, wedding vases, seed pots, sgraffito-etched vessels and more, and are widely recognized for their craftsmanship, creativity and experimentation in design and technique. CO-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a very lovely pair of pottery plates with a fine petatillo cross-hatched background and very beautiful artwork, by Tomas Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. The detailed and very crisp artwork depicts a burro amidst cacti, and a Mexican campesino bearing a very heavy load. The charger features a lovely scalloped and painted border, and a scene with cacti, a paisano, and a multi-dotted earth on which the paisano rests called "granizo" because of the resemblance to small balls of hail. Today, more and more Zuni artists are making exceptional pottery from handmade natural clay, some with the traditional deer, rain bird and rosette designs. AE-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a tea-cup and saucer with incredibly fine artwork, featuring a lovely Charra, dressed in her China Poblana costume, doing the famous dance, El Jarabe Tapatio, Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930. Welcome to The Marks Project, www.themarksproject.org, A Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1946-present.Our website includes marks (stamps, chops and/or signatures, etc.) Explore More From Picuris Pueblo >, Today it is extremely difficult to find handcrafted pottery from Pojoaque Pueblo as there are only three or four active potters. January, 22-24, 2021: High Noon/Old West Americana Antique Show,Mesa Convention Center, Mesa, AZ. If we have additional information on the pottery mark or piece, you can click the image to open that section. BC-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery plate with a beautiful pale-green background glazing, and a fine scene of a Mexican campesino in a beautiful rural setting, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. Size: 9 inches high by 6 inches wide, at the widest part, by 3 inches deep (front to back). The scene is beautifully painted and is framed with a lovely floral border. Friday, Aug. 13, Gala Preview Opening, 6-9 pm. SOLD. Price: $375. BB-11: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a pottery duck standing next to a lovely blackware vase, from Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. CZ-1: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a lovely fantasia oval platter with a wonderful color-combination and fanciful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940's. Price: $200. Size: 13 1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches deep (front to back, including the handle). Price: $1200. Explore Laguna Pueblo >, Nambé Pueblo was historically known for making elegant pottery and valuable cookware, but today it is extremely difficult to find handcrafted pottery from Nambé. Condition is very good. Condition is very good. Caroline Carpio is another prominent potter who has won acclaim for her elegant contemporary fine art pottery. Size: each measures 5 1/2 inches high by 6 1/2 inches diameter at the mouth. Size: 23 inches diameter. CX-4: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful Oaxacan blackware pottery sculpture of a rooster, Oaxaca, c. 1950's. Scan the index of this pottery marks identification guide to help you identify your pottery or porcelain. The color combinations of the plate are simply stunning. Size: 9 3/4 inches diameter by 1 1/2 inches deep. The mugs are in very good condition. SOLD. Scope and Content. This is a masterpiece of vintage Mexican folk art and a collector's dream! Size: 8 3/4 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. Many are of natural terra cotta red, or black clay. BH-4: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery figure of a powerful bull with one happy rider, Guerrero, c. 1940's. Pueblo potters do not use a wheel but construct pots using the traditional horizontal coil method or freely forming the shape. Price: $450. Condition is very good, given the age of the piece. Explore More From Santa Clara Pueblo >, Santo Domingo is most known for its beautiful heishi necklaces handcrafted from shell and gemstones but the Pueblo also has a long and distinguished tradition of beautiful handmade pottery. DC-7: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pottery sculpture composed of very colorful stacking birds, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, c. 1960's. Find the pottery mark on your piece of pottery. Cordero was inspired by the traditional “Singing Mother” figure often represented in clay, and by her grandfather, a legendary Cochiti storyteller. Early Navajo pottery from the 17th and 18th centuries resembled Pueblo pottery forms, though Navajo vessels often had thicker walls and an incised decorative band around the neck. Similarly, Mexican pottery is usually described by its place of origin—Oaxaca, Puebla, Jalisco, Tlaquepaque, and Ocumicho, to name just a few of the country’s historic ceramics centers. Condition is very good. Sometimes the designs painted on Laguna vessels are simpler and more bold, but it can be very hard to distinguish between the styles of the two Pueblos. This is the typical pottery style of Tzintzunzan, and it is very beautiful! This charger features a wonderful bird sitting on top of a cactus. Price: $475. Condition is very good. Today, Pueblo pottery is an exciting and dynamic form, with many artists pairing traditional techniques with innovative and stylized designs. Size: each plate is 7 1/2 inches diameter. Size: 19 inches long by 9 1/16 inches wide by 9 inches high. Some Italian and Mexican pottery is made with red clay, and much of the southwest or Native American pottery uses shades of red. Condition is very good. Size: 33 inches high by 23 inches wide, at the widest part, by 11 1/2 inches deep, front to back. Price: $175. The colors are very bright and wonderful, and the artwork is incredible! Price: $350. Along with Santa Clara, they were among the first potters to carve designs into the clay rather than painting upon the surface, a huge shift in style that had a tremendous impact on the Pueblo pottery world. Other identifying country marks such as “made in Occupied Japan” were used on pottery made during the period of the occupation of Japan after World War II from 1945 to 1952. Price: $225. Size: each measures 8 3/4 inches diameter. See Artwork with the Avanyu Design >, Cochiti Pueblo has been making sophisticated clay pottery and figurines for hundreds of years. The artwork which decorates the doggie bank is crisp and intricate. The art-work on the Talavera tray is exceptional. Condition is very good. Both have matching, very beautiful borders. Old West Events, August 6-8, 2021: Great Southwestern Antiques Show, Albuquerque Fairgrounds, Lujan Building, Albuquerque, NM. The black glaze of the background is fantastic, and the artwork is clean and crisp. Today, the beautiful burnished vases and pots created by Navajo potters are admired as fine art and add much to the vibrant Native American pottery traditions of the Southwest. Santa Ana potters are known for creating sturdy vessels with red clay collected from the banks of the Jemez River. Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1940. DA-10: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, an incredible pottery tree-of-life, in the form of a trellis decorated with birds and flowers, and with a wonderful deer at its base, by the famous Heron Martinez of Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. The black glaze is beautiful! Size: 9 inches diameter. Artisans who did create pottery in Santa Ana often emulated Zia’s style. The artwork, with animals featured on both plates, is very fine. Condition is good; there are some marks in the glaze from the original firing. In Pueblo culture, stories are passed down orally from generation to generation, and the Storyteller figure represents the importance of the storytelling tradition. BQ-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery water jar and cup with scenes of great bulls and Mexican paisanos laboring in their fields, with a background glaze in muted colors to highlight the main scenes, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1940's. The glazing and color combination are wonderful. Size: 4 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. AP-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a burnished Tonala charger with incredibly fine hand-painted decoration, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. Price: $600 for the pair. Though much Navajo pottery still does not include painted designs, many artists now use appliqué, incised patterns or colored slips to add complexity and decorative elements to their work. Condition is very good. Size: 11 1/2 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide. Size: each is 9 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part, by 4 3/4 inches deep (front to back). Native American Indian pottery is unique to North America, and pottery from the Pueblo traditions is unique to the Southwest. Price: $350. Condition is very good; there is a small bit of minor wear on the base. The scenes decorating these planters are incredible, with verdant plants, burros, birds, and animals, including graceful deer. The traditional pottery of Laguna is very similar in color, design and style to that of neighboring Acoma Pueblo. The color-scheme and artwork on this piece are simply spectacular! Price: $475 for the pair. This piece is wonderfully formed and hand-decorated. Pewabic Pottery Pewabic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enriching the human spirit through clay. Before becoming famous, Heron Martinez created many utilitarian pieces, including plant holders, water jars, frog pots, and lovely statues like this one. They contain duplicates and photocopies of documents, newspaper clippings, and other materials. On this piece, the petatillo background is more like patterns of small dots than of cross-hatching. See artwork with the Rain Parrot Design >, San Ildefonso Pueblo is best known for its black-on-black style of pottery made famous by legendary potter Maria Martinez. Price: $475 for the set. P-4: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a banderaware pottery charger with "starry night" decoration, c. 1930. August 7-10, 2020: Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show, Santa Fe Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM. Condition is very good. Condition is very good. This is a wonderful example of Mexican folk art at its best! The traditional Zia style features a slipped white or buff background with a red base and designs painted onto the central area in black, brown or red. The artwork is lovely. The most celebrated and recognized art form of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, Pueblo pottery is known around the world for its remarkable beauty and craftsmanship. CK-2: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful plate with a pale-apple colored background resembling a water-color wash, and with exquisite artwork, attributed to the great Balbino Lucano, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. The Navajo are most known for their artistic traditions of weaving, basketry and jewelry, but they have also been making fine pottery for hundreds of years for ceremonial and utilitarian purposes. Size: 14 inches high by 10 1/2 inches long by 6 1/2 inches wide. Colors are vibrant and bright. Hired by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Montoya taught classes in traditional pottery-making, an effort continued by her student, Elveria Montoya. The bowl is decorated with the eagle, the symbol of the Mexican flag. 9 1/2 inches wide, at the widest part, by 4 1/2 inches deep (front to back of the tree). Occasionally potters apply an additional micaceous clay slip before firing, or add knobs or a very simple design punched into the clay, but generally Taos and Picuris pots are unique for being unpainted, unpolished and with minimal decoration. YOU ARE HERE:>>GENERAL INFORMATION>Identifying pottery sherds. Size: 13 1/4 inches high by 14 inches long by 4 1/2 inches wide. Price: $399. Condition is excellent. The smaller size of these casseroles makes them very rare. Price: $295. Size: 7 3/4 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide, not including the handle. Price: $475. BB-12: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful pottery charger decorated with cacti and wonderful birds eating the tunas from a cactus, Tonala or Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, c. 1930's. DB-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pair of octagonal pottery plates with a lovely blue glazed background and wonderful artwork, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. Size: 15 inches wide by 11 inches high. Condition is very good. Colors are wonderfully vibrant. The combination of colors is incredibly well-balanced and beautiful! Price: $125. The artwork is very exotic and wonderful. Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide, at the widest part. The figurines are charming and full of personality. Condition is very good. Traditional pottery-making was revived in the 1970s by Hopi potter Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, granddaughter of famed potter Nampeyo, and Acoma pottery Jennie Laate. This is a great piece of Mexican folk art! TT-3: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished jar from Tonala Jalisco, c. 1930's. With so few Isleta artists creating pottery using natural clay and traditional methods, any piece is a rare and valuable work of art. Condition is very good. CT-7: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a spectacular pottery vase or urn with a cream-colored background, fantastic artwork, and covered with tiny stars, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1920-30's. Condition is good; there are areas of fading which are normal given the age of the piece. The overall effect is stunningly beautiful. Size: the bowl is 11 1/2 inches diameter by 3 1/2 inches high. Condition is very good. Size: 9 1/2 inches high by 8 inches diameter at the widest part. In addition to blackware, contemporary San Ildefonso artists also create beautiful redware and polychrome style pottery. The original statue graces the high altar of the Basilica in the town of Patzcuaro. Price: $875. Condition is very good. This traditional style is widely sought after by Native art collectors and, in addition to its distinctive color scheme, can be identified by fluted rims, very thin walls and complex geometric designs. Condition is very good. CD-6: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a beautiful pottery figure of a lovely woman with her shawl and water jar, San Pedro Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1930's. November, 13-15, 2020 : Calm Antique Show, Earl Warren Showgrounds (Hwy 101 at Las Positas), Santa Barbara, CA. Size: 10 1/4 inches diameter. The charger has a lovely petatillo background (very fine hatchwork lines, resembling a straw mat or petate, in Spanish) and has its own built-in pottery hanger on the back. Price: $155. Today, Cochiti potters make traditional Storytellers as well as more contemporary figurines that depict non-traditional subjects such as animals and are often whimsical or humorous in style. Scenes on the tecomate feature a Mexican campesino with his pottery-wares, amidst lovely cacti. Size: size varies slightly, but each figure is about 4 inches high by 1 3/4 inches wide. The artwork on the tile is extremely fine. DC-9: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a wonderful monkey bottle for mezcal, Oaxaca, c. 1930's. The artwork is very fine and crisp. FDA has received reports from local health authorities that traditional pottery from several manufacturers in Mexico labeled as “lead free” in fact contains levels of extractable lead. Thank you! Condition is excellent. Condition is excellent. The opening at the mouth is 6 3/4 inches diameter. Size: the blackware piece is 5 1/4 inches high by 5 inches long by 4 inches wide. CS-3: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful and very colorful tree-of-life, with beautiful decorations and a wonderful bird near the base, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, c. 1940's. Mexican silver is marked using a variety of symbols and initials. Thank you! Today, pottery remains a vital art in Zia Pueblo with many artists still creating beautiful handcrafted pots with natural clay, carrying on a celebrated legacy of pottery-making. The piece is unsigned, but it is truly the work of a master. Size: 8 3/4 inches high by 6 1/2 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide. Size: 16 inches wide by 12 1/4 inches high. Micaceous clay wares were the traditional style created in the 17th and 18th centuries was but today no one is creating work in this style. Given the age of the piece, condition is very good. Price: $195. One of the most iconic and valuable pottery styles, Acoma pots represent a storied history of beauty and craftsmanship. Price: $375. The jar is done in the petatillo hatchwork style (with straw-like hatchwork in the background) for which Balbino Lucano is famous. The glaze, which appears to be "dripped" over the bowl, is thick and very rich. Written permission must be obtained for any use of the content of the Pocas Cosas Website. Condition is good. This is a great piece of vintage Mexican folk art by a great master! Size: 10 1/2 inches high by 10 3/4 inches wide, at the widest part. This is an exquisite piece of Oaxacan vintage pottery. CS-2: Mexican vintage folk art, and Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a candlelabra in the form of a lovely woman riding atop her steer, attributed to the great Heron Matinez during his burnished natural period, Acatlan, Puebla, c. 1950's. CZ-8: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a beautiful burnished charger with lovely floral decorations, Tonala or San Pedro Tlaquepaque, c. 1930's. DC-13: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, and Mexican vintage folk art, a very beautiful pair of trees-of-life depicting Adam and Eve and the tempting snake in the Garden of Eden, by the famous folk-artist, Alfonso Castillo, c. 1980's, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla. AE-9: Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics, a pair of planters, very early and with exquisite artwork, Tlaquepaque or Tonala, Jalisco, c. 1920-30's. The address of Balbino's studio and shop is written on the back. Sometimes the designs painted on Laguna vessels are simpler and more bold, but it can be very hard to distinguish between the styles of the two Pueblos. Price: $375. Size: 15 inches wide by 10 3/4 inches high. Condition is excellent. This is an excellent and highly collectible piece of Mexican vintage folk art! Size: each plate measures 8 1/4 inches square. Size: 22 1/2 inches high by 17 inches long by 9 1/2 inches wide. The background glazing is wonderful, and the floral artwork is exceptional. The scene is framed nicely by a very wonderful border. Price: $825. Price: $195. Saturday, June 26, 9:00am-4:00pm. The set is composed of nine pottery figures, each beautifully formed and decorated. 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