SOLD Wonderfully Folky 1969 Mexican Retablo Giving Thanks for Magnificent Business! guardian The ribbons used for the

The ribbons used for the outer ruffles are LaNativida and Beina Victoria-"Extra Fina"

Bright and crisp with a coat of varnish over the paint which gives shine to the surface

and like the idea of using it as a daily mood indicator

I find it quite a beautiful thing

very lovely

SOLD Wonderfully Folky 1969 Mexican Retablo Giving Thanks for Magnificent Business! guardian The ribbons used for theI usually gravitate toward older retablos, but this one, dated 1969, I love as much as any Ive found, jam packed with marvelous details that make it super singular and, to my sensibilities, just super. The raised hands, palms open, are a gesture of thanks, here to the Virgen del Carmen (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel) for the magnificent prosperity of Rutila Mares Solas restaurant business. The simmering pots on the stove with flames below, the blue and red