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Hello dear customers, for sale is a scarce antique 19c. Meerschaum reliquary Ex Voto carved relief Virgin Mary. In original frame with dome glass crystal and hanging loop. On back there is hand writing with year 1820 and town Colombier le Vieux in France. Condition: very good for its age. Please, be sure to view all photos carefully as they are included as part of the item description. Measures: 4 5/8″ x 4″ frame; 2″ x 2 1/2″ carving. All my items are as described, all authentic and original collectable items. They are described the best way I can. All questions will be answered on time depending on the time-zone differences. Package will be securely wrapped to prevent any damage. If needed in double box. Do not worry to contact me if you need assistance in any situation. Will do my best to satisfy my customers.

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Hello, offered for your consideration is a wonderful antique 19c. Meerschaum reliquary Ex Voto carved relief Jesus Christ. In original frame with dome glass crystal and hanging loop. Condition: good for its age. Please, see all photos to be sure what I’m offering as they are part of the item description. Measures: 3″ x 3 3/4″. All my items are true as described, all authentic and original collectable items. They are described the best way I can. All questions will be answered on time depending on the time-zone differences. Package will be securely wrapped to prevent any damage. If needed in double box. Do not worry to contact me if you need assistance in any situation. Will do my best to satisfy my customers.

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This ex-voto oil on tin painting depicts the fate of Genaro Ramirez, a womanizer who lived his life surrounded by women but when he decided to get married he had a heart attack at the altar. Death surprised him; his bride has not forgotten him. It is signed July 13, 1960 by Morelia Mich. Some slight fading in the paint as expected. Today ex-voto folk paintings are included in the realm of Retablo and Religious Art although thematically different. Both are now symbols of faith in Catholic homes and are sought by many for its decorative value in art, culture and history. The item “Antique Retablo Ex-Voto Painting on Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Art 6X8″ is in sale since Sunday, September 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “aurummeum” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Size: Small (up to 12in.)
• Region of Origin: Mexico
• Artist: Unknown
• Style: Mexican
• Painting Surface: tin
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Medium: Oil
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Width (Inches): 6″ X 8″
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: Religious
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 8″

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This ex-voto oil on tin painting depicts the fate of Genaro Ramirez, a womanizer who lived his life surrounded by women but when he decided to get married he had a heart attack at the altar. Death surprised him; his bride has not forgotten him. It is signed July 13, 1960 by Morelia Mich. Some slight fading in the paint as expected. Today ex-voto folk paintings are included in the realm of Retablo and Religious Art although thematically different. Both are now symbols of faith in Catholic homes and are sought by many for its decorative value in art, culture and history. The item “Antique Retablo Ex-Voto Painting on Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Art 6X8″ is in sale since Monday, May 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “aurummeum” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.

• Medium: Oil
• Width (Inches): 6″ X 8″
• Subject: Religious
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Style: Folk Art
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 8″
• Region of Origin: Mexico
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Painting Surface: tin
• Artist: Unknown
• Color: Multi-Color
• Size: Small (up to 12in.)

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This ex-voto oil on tin painting depicts the suffering of a brilliant doctor, who has saved many lives and has studied a lot, but today suffers in the hands of fate, for giving him the circumstance of his beloved suffering in the hands of death and him unable to save her. She succumbs to death and aggravates his suffering. Some slight fading in the paint as expected. Today ex-voto folk paintings are included in the realm of Retablo and Religious Art although thematically different. Both are now symbols of faith in Catholic homes and are sought by many for its decorative value in art, culture and history. The item “Antique Retablo Ex-Voto Painting on Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Art 6X8″ is in sale since Monday, May 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “aurummeum” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Size: Small (up to 12in.)
• Region of Origin: Mexico
• Artist: Unknown
• Style: Folk Art
• Painting Surface: tin
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Medium: Oil
• Date of Creation: Unknown
• Width (Inches): 6″ X 8″
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: Religious
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 8″

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Charming Hand Painted Vintage / Antique Mexican Retablo which tells the story of a 2 year old child suffering with Scarlet Fever. This child recovered from the fever because of the miracle performed by the Lady of San Juan Lagos. It is painted on tin by an unknown artist as most of them were. It came from an old St. The writing on the retablo is in Spanish and unsigned. It is written below the picture of the parents and child kneeling and thanking the Virgin Mary also known as the Lady of San Juan Lagos for all the miracles she performed. Measures approx: 10″ high by 14″ wide. Overall in good condition with minor surface wear as expected for its age as seen in photos. A retablo in Mexican folk art is a devotional painting, often on a rectangular sheet of tin that illustrate holy images such as Christ, the Virgin Mother, or one of the hundreds of saints. Many ex-votos (“from a vow”) tells the story that led to the painting. Usually the circumstances were dangerous or threatening events that actually occurred, which the person survived thanks to divine intervention of the sacred person. They are made as a way of thanking the sacred person for protection. The item “ANTIQUE MEXICAN EX-VOTO RETABLO Tin Painting FOLK ART Mary of San Juan Lagos” is in sale since Wednesday, May 23, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “uptownantiques” and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

• Region of Origin: Mexico
• Artist: Unknown
• Style: Folk Art
• Material: Tin
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Date of Creation: 1900-1949
• mexican folk art: ex-votos retablo
• Type: Metalwork
• Width (Inches): 14
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: Religious
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 10

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