Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 15

Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Pottery Donkey Sculpture

About the Item

Incredibly charming and stylish pottery-clay donkey sculpture from Mexico. This unique piece is its own one of a kind that shows craftmanship and style. The sculpture presents the figure in a solid stance. The figure is colored in a clay finish with delineated designs thru out the piece that add depth and style. The result is a unique figure that adds whimsy to your decor. A unique piece with eclectic chic. Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern, Boho, Organic Modern, Minimalist, Scandinavian
  • Similar to:
    Jonathan Adler (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Any questions please inquire. These items are vintage with minimal flaws that do not compromise the integrity of their function and design.
  • Seller Location:
    San Diego, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LU936638044122 DJ1stDibs: LU936638044122
More From This SellerView All
  • Brutalist VW Beetle Metal Sculpture by Antonio Fortanel, Mexico, 1960s
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Stunning vintage brutalist VW Beetle Sculpture by Metalsmith Antonio Fortanel. (The most rare and desirable of his pieces). Early piece. Mexico City, ...
    Category

    Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Metal, Sheet Metal

  • Vintage Folk Art Doll / Coffee Cans with Articulating Arms
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (coffee cans) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a...
    Category

    Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Tin

  • Vintage Folk Art Doll / Oil Can with Articulating Arms
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (oil can) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a tin...
    Category

    Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Tin

  • Original Vintage Curtis Jere Ship Boat Wall Sculpture
    By Curtis Jeré
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Signed original Curtis Jere large wall sculpture. Incredible piece full of detail. In classic Jere style, this art piece encapsulates...
    Category

    Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Metal

  • Vintage Spanish Wood and Ceramic Figurative Monk Art Panel
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Beautiful vintage wood and ceramic art panel in the style of a classical religious art carving. The terracota figurative panel shows the head of a male figure that resembles a clerg...
    Category

    Vintage 1910s Spanish Colonial Revival Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Terracotta, Wood

  • Organic Wooden Sculpture, California, 1970's
    Located in San Diego, CA
    Stunning carved wood organic abstract sculpture. by T. Clasen. California, 1970's.  
    Category

    Vintage 1970s American American Craftsman Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

You May Also Like
  • Large Mexican Folk Art Pottery Sculpture of a Female Depicting Life & Death
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    This large and striking Folk Art pottery sculpture is unsigned, but believed to have been done in Mexico or South America in a contemporary Folk Art style. The sculpture is a study of a young woman of color wearing a brightly printed dress and accessorized with large deep red rose earrings...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Pottery

  • Vintage Nahua Pottery Chililico Hidalgo Mexican Folk Art Animal Candleholders
    Located in Forney, TX
    A most charming pair of two rare and whimsical indigenous Nahua peoples pottery animal folk art candleholders. Handmade in the village of Chililico, Hidalgo, Central Mexico, primiti...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Pottery

  • Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Large Papier-Mâché Hand Painted Angel Candelabra
    By Sergio Bustamante
    Located in St. Louis, MO
    Impressive 1960s large Mexican folk art hand painted papier-mâché angel with 5 arm candelabra. Hand painted details over white robe, include hair, face, gold gilt rope collar, pink a...
    Category

    Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Metal

  • Vintage Folk Art Monkey Sculpture
    Located in Charleston, SC
    Vintage Folk Art brutalist Monkey sculpture. He is so cute and imperfect which makes him absolutely perfect to me. He is made of sculpted clay. This i...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Brutalist Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Clay

  • Folk Art Handmade Pottery Sculpture of a Fish
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Folk art handmade pottery sculpture of a fish - a great replica of a fish trophy in the most outrageous of colors and style - a compliment to any decor, tr...
    Category

    20th Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Pottery

  • Monumental Mexican Carved Polychrome Mermaid Dance Mask, Folk Art Sculpture
    Located in Forney, TX
    A magnificent life-size Mexican folk art hand carved and painted wood body dance mask, in the form of a mermaid, dating to the early 20th century, most likely originating in Guerrero, Mexico. Featuring a large nude female form, exquisitely detailed throughout, including intricately painted eyes, sculpted wavy hair and rich polychrome decorated scaled tail mounted with fish figure, having cutout for wearing around waist, moderately hollowed body reduces overall weight, and arms jointed at the shoulder allowing the arms to rotate and freely move when worn. Retaining later looped wires for hanging from the ceiling or wall. Great original antique / vintage condition with expected heavily distressed patina and chippy paint finish losses. All wear consistent with age and indicative of use. Provenance / Acquisition: From the collection of Mrs. Bettye Wellons, Austin, Texas. Acquired from highly reputable auction house Austin Auction Gallery, established in 1983, Austin, Texas. 2022 Texas Mansion Carved Antiques & Decor catalog. Overall dimensions: (approx) Raised on arms angled back with back head up...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

    Materials

    Wood, Gesso, Paint

Recently Viewed

View All