Wonderful Vintage Mexican Folk Art Tree of Life Candlestick tiny animals which brilliantly depicts

which brilliantly depicts

" Thirteen bits are listed on the label

On the bottom of the front is again embossed the artist name in English and Japanese

I've seen a few hand-carved wooden vessels made in Yugoslavia

and 2 3/4" across at opening

Wonderful Vintage Mexican Folk Art Tree of Life Candlestick tiny animals which brilliantly depictsOh how I love this! Hand built of earthenware terra cotta, this candlestick was decorated with with a white slip and colorful paints and dyes, then varnished, which gives it a nice shine. How charming I think she is, plus these little balls extending on wire from her arms and base! While unsigned, this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izcar de Matamoros