Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell hollywood regency rendered in a warm

rendered in a warm

With its bold lines and high gloss finish (in variegated pastels on front and back

which included a collection of several other Indonesian nutcrackers

Great condition

Very finely made

Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell hollywood regency rendered in a warmWhen I saw this Mexican woman shaped bell at an antique shop going out of business in Liberty, Missouri, I immediately thought of Velasquezs las Meninas.Like the infanta at the center of that painting, she seems posed and self possesed, head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt, with an expression that renders her forever elusive. I find her super compelling, Plus she hides a bell beneath that shirt! She is emblematic of