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Period: 19th Century
Late 19th c. Oil on Canvas Painting c.1884 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Untitled. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed with stamp "Pat. Oct. 7, '84". This piece has retained its original finish.
CONDITION: Good-Fair. Wear consistent with age and use. Several ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th c. Mahogany O'Brien's Self-Closing Cash Till c.1890-1900
By Thomas O'brien
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique O'Brien's self-closing cash till with original maker's plaque and seven sculpted money compartments. The solid Mahogany case is constructed with dovetail joints and ha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Primitive Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A 19th century Mahogany three drawer chest of drawers constructed with dovetail joints. Each drawer has a two large round knobs and brass key holes. Panel back.
CREATOR U...
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Mounted Antique Distressed Wooden Santo c.1890-1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A distressed painted carved wooden Mexican Santo. Carved areas exist where the head and articulating arms would have been. The appearance of a "dress" suggests that it was cov...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Steel
19th c. Shaker Inlay Sewing Box c.1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A 19th century Mahogany veneer Shaker sewing box with Maple inlay on the top and sides.
CREATOR Shaker community.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s.
MATERIALS AND TECHN...
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Antique 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
19th c. English Toleware Tea Bin c.mid-1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A distressed 19th century English tin bin with ball feet and hinged lid.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.mid-1800s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Paint, Tin.
...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Copper
Turn of the Century Wooden Excercise/Juggling Pins c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A pair of turn of the century solid wooden exercise/juggling pins. Original "Gold Coin" label on one pin. Both stamped "1 1/2 lbs.".
CREATOR Gold Coin brand.
DATE OF ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Early 20th c. Birch Trunk Lamps with Bronze Collars c.1920-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A pair of shellacked and stained Birch tree trunk table lamps with bronze collars. Lamps vary in height. The bronze is beautifully patinated but could be polished to a shiny g...
Category
Antique 1880s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Large Distressed Wooden Ball Finials c.1880-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A pair of large distressed architectural wooden ball finials.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880-1920.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood.
CONDITION Good....
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th c./Early 20th c. Cobbler's Factory Shoe Rack c.1880-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique cobbler's six tier industrial shoe rack on casters. The smooth rolling casters make them easy to move around and will not mar wooden floors. Designed for daily fact...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th c. Primitive Mexican Mennonite Farmhouse Table c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A handmade mid-19th century Mennonite farmhouse table table with center drawer. The top consists of two wide planks which is an indication of age. Harvested trees where much l...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
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An original Asafo flag depicting the Fante people of Ghana, Africa and the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. Mou...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Early 20th C. Globe-Wernicke 5 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1890
By Globe Wernicke
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original late 19th century modular 5 stack Oak lawyer's bookcase with brass knobs, brass plated metal straps and glass doors that open and slide in from the top. The whole ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Early 19th c. Porcelain Phrenology Stamp/Pipe Stamper c.1820 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A 19th-century English porcelain letter seal in the form of a phrenological head. The areas of the skull numerically demarcated with the key surrounding the neck. Gilt accen...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Gold, Brass
Antique Oak and Chestnut Typesetter's 16 Drawer Letterhead Cabinet c.1880-1920
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
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A late 19th/early 20th century typesetter's letterhead Oak cabinet with 16 wooden flat file...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th c. Scrubbed Carpenter's Workbench c.1880-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original scrubbed carpenter's workbench with two wooden screw vises and large inlay tray on the back used to house larger tools. There are 10 "dogs" spaced along the width ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Early 19th c. Polychromed Mexican Carved Wooden Santo c.1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A large early 19th century poly-chromed, hand carved wooden Mexican Santo holding a book. A lustrous finish envelops his face, arms, legs and feet, causing his flesh to gleam in the light while blue paints cover the areas where he was possibly clothed at one time. Glass eyes and thick, carved hair. Carved wooden stand with support bar attached in the back. The articulating arms are hinged and bend at the shoulder and elbow for many different positions.
Shown with life size hand model.
CREATOR Unknown. Mexico.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1820.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Carved, Painted Wood.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Missing piece above book. Chip under left eye. Chipping paint throughout. Repair to left foot. Structurally sound.
DIMENSIONS H 36 in. W 10.5 in. D 10 in.
HISTORY
Santos played an important role in bringing the Catholic Church to the New World with the Spanish colonists. These religious figures were hand-carved and often furnished with crowns, jewels, and other accessories, usually funded by religious devotees, and were used as icons to explain the major figures - Mary...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th c. French Hand Carved Wooden Monk c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A large late 19th c. painted, hand carved wooden French Monk with brown robe and rope belt holding a crucifix from the turn of the century.
Shown with life size hand model.
...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Two early 19th century British wax models of a fetuses with attached placenta. Used as a medical teaching device. Numbered and attached to a velvet background. In a sealed woo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Velvet
19th c. Oil Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman, c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original oil on canvas painting of a bearded gentleman. Signed on back on upper frame. The artwork is unframed and has maintained its color with the appropriate wear consis...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th c. Hand Carved Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball and Pins c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A primitive 19th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball and 10 pins. All hand carved. Bowling has remnants of a metal cladding and nails.
...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
American 19th c. Oil Portrait of a Gentleman, c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. Unsigned.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil on Canvas. Unframed.
...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th c. American Oil Portrait by Oscar Hallwig 1895
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. Signed "Oscar Hallwig 1895" on the upper left corner. An original framers label on back.
CREATOR Oscar Hall...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th c. American Oil Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original unsigned 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. This piece has retained its original finish.
Signed on back by Winchell's Picture Framing "Relined 19...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th c. Globe-Wernicke 5 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1900-1910
By Globe Wernicke
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original early 20th century modular 5 stack Oak lawyer's bookcase with brass knobs, brass plated metal straps and glass doors that open and slide in from the top. The whole...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique Beaver Skin Top Hat c.1890-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique black, Beaver skin top hat with brown leather interior band and fabric. Original label with monogram "TWB" in gold lettering.
CREATOR Dunlap, New York. Dickers...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Late Victorian More Furniture and Collecti...
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
Antique Japanese Leather Kendo Mask c.1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Japanese Kendo leather mask with steel face guard and thick padding.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather, Ste...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Late 19th/Early 20th c. European Millinery Hat Stretcher c.1890-1920 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original wooden hat stretcher with iron screw mechanism dating from the late 19th/early 20th century. It is made in two halves, with an adjustable screw to either push apar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Hat Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Industrial Stage Light Floor Lamp c.1930-1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
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An original adjustable industrial steampunk studio stage light floor lamp. Studio light has thick glass and a B...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
19th c. French Louis Philippe Gold Gilt Mirror c.1860-1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
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An antique French Louis Philippe mirror with curved top corners, gold plate finish, floral etched and inner str...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 19th c. Blick #7 Typewriter and Case c.1890-1892
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Late 19th c. Blick typewriter #7 with original wooden case and mounted on a wooden base. The number 7 model was manufactured from 1897 to 1916 by the Blickensderfer Typewriter...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
19th Century Adjustable Cast Iron Caged Table Lamp (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique adjustable industrial caged table lamp with cast iron base, bronze centerpiece and original fabric cord. The arm adjusts at any ang...
Category
Antique 1880s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Bronze
19th C. Belgian Cast Iron Watchmaker's Store Sign, circa 1860-1890-Free Shipping
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 19th century watchmaker's trade sign. Double faced. Painted Cast iron body with zinc clock face.
CREATOR Unknown. Belgium.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE circa 1860-1890
MATE...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Industrial Signs
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Late 19th c. Barber Shop Scissor Extension Mirror C1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
By F.A. Hardy & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original antique barber shop scissor extension mirror with Japanned or copper flashed metal, wood back and beveled mirror. The mirror tilt...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Copper, Steel
19th C. Copper Flashed Barber's Scissor Extension Mirror (FREE SHIPPING)
By F.A. Hardy & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original antique barber shop scissor extension mirror with Japanned or copper flashed metal, wood back and beveled mirror. The mirror tilt...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Copper, Steel
19th Century English Dental Surgeon Floor Lamp, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
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A 19th century English dental surgeon copper floor lamp. This lamp would have originally been a gas light and used outside the front door of the dental surgery of Mr. Bennett Edwards. It's complete with original wrought iron stand, two red etched...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Steampunk Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hand Crafted Solid Douglas Fir Trestle Dining Table c.1972-Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Handcrafted trestle dining table made of solid Douglas Fir. Signed on the bottom. Seats up to eight. Lower brace is held in place with wood pins on each side of the legs. Enti...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Early-Mid 19th c. Hand Painted Slant Desk, c.1820-1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
Early to mid 19th century hand painted slant front desk with a lift top, large interior space with three drawers and brass knobs. The lower section has a hinged door with prim...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Rustic Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Tobacconist Display Jar "Dark Shag" circa 1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique earthenware tobacconist's display jar featuring the portrait of a period lady with the words "Dark Shag", circa 1920s.
Measures approxi...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rustic Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century French Gun Powder Flask, circa 1856
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A Mid-19th Century English gun powder flask wrapped in leather with silver spout and monogrammed silver plaque "ALAN". The spout has a lever that opens the interior to pour ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century Terracotta Bust with Glass Eyes, Circa1800-1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An early 19th century painted terracotta bust with glass eyes on wooden base.
Creato Unknown.
Date of manufacture circa1...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Carved Wooden Santo, circa 1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A hand painted carved wooden Mexican or Central American Santo (saint) with articulating arms.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture circa 1...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Metal "Family Scale", circa 1899-1903
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique 24 pounds "Family Scale" with original decals and dates listed on the front: "Mar.14 '99-Mar.28 '03".
All metal. Scale works.
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th-Early 20th c. Framed Surgical Instruments Lithographs (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of original lithographs of surgical instruments for lithotomy. The artwork has been framed with grey matte.
CREATOR Engraved ...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
19th C. Masonic Knights Templar Hat, c.1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original Masonic Knights Templar hat with silver and red cross. The leather brim is trimmed with rope and brass buttons. Hat block not includ...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Late Victorian More Furniture and Collecti...
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Late 19th French Mahogany & Brass Balance Scale, c.1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A late 19th century balance scale. The body is Mahogany with two brass trays, brass and glass window and bronze inner mechanism. ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th C. Leather Wrapped French Navy Binoculars, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped French navy binoculars with a working compass on the end. "Jumelle Marine Paris" (Sailor Twin) is ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Sports Equipment and Mem...
Materials
Metal
19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th C. Leather Wrapped "LeMaire Fabt Paris" Binoculars c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped expandable binoculars. "LeMaire Fabt Paris" is embossed on each eyepiece. The lens expand out to sharpen the view. The binoculars a...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Sports Equipment and Mem...
Materials
Metal
19th C. Sportier Paris Embossed Opera Binoculars, c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original pair of brass and embossed binoculars by Sportier Paris. Good working order with clear binocular viewing. This piece has retained its original finish.
...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Chrome
19th c. Leather Wrapped "121" French Binoculars c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped and painted brass field binoculars marked on the eyepiece with "LeMair Fabt Paris". The black metal focus wheel works well and th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Sports Equipment and Mem...
Materials
Metal
19th c. Expandable Leather Wrapped Binoculars c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped expandable binoculars. "LeMaire Fabt Paris" is embossed on each eyepiece. The lens expand out to sharpen the view. The binoculars...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorab...
Materials
Metal
19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo of Saint Francis. Oil paint on tin.
St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d’Assisi was born 1181-1182 in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy and died October 3, 1226. He was canonized July 16, 1228. He founded the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis’s devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus’ example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality.
Cretor Unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1880.
Materials and techniques Oil Paint on Tin.
Condition Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions H 14 in. W 10 in.
History
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th c. Optometrist Eye Testing Kit c.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Victorian optometrist eye testing kit. The interior of the kit is lined in velvet with the name and number of the lenses. The optical tes...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
