April 23, 2024
OLD TIN MEXICAN RETABLO FOLK ART FRAME HANDMADE 6" X 8
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ATTRACTIVE , OLD, HANDMADE TIN MEXICAN RETABLO FRAME WITH STYLIZED CROSS TILE DECORATION . THE COBALT BLUE CROSSES HAVE FLEUR DE LIS POINTS AND A YELLOW SUNBURST IN THE CENTER REPRESENTING SALVATION AND ETERNAL LIFE . THE FLEUR DE LIS WAS USED BY THE FRENCH MONARCHY AND THE FRENCH SETTLERS WHO SETTLED IN MEXICO AND LOUISIANA WHO BROUGHT THIS SYMBOL WITH THEM FROM FRANCE . THE FRAME IS 10 1/2 INCHES BY 15 1/2 INCHES. IT WILL ACCOMMODATE A RETABLO OR OTHER PICTURE THAT IS 6 INCHES BY 8 INCHES .THERE IS MUCH SURFACE RUST EVIDENCE OF ITS AGE THAT ONLY ADDS TO ITS CHARM . NONE OF THE 14 TILES ARE BROKEN. ONE HAS A TINY CHIP ON THE EDGE THAT SHOWS THE RED MEXICAN CLAY OF THE TILES .
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