Black Pottery Candleholder Mexican Oaxaca Vintage LAMA Unusual Design 4 x 4

Description

Vintage LAMA Mexican Oaxaca Black Pottery Candleholder Unusual Design 4 x 4
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Condition:
This is in excellent condition, candle has been it but never lit, unusual more of an art-deco style than traditional.  It is 4.5 x 4 inches, three lovely rising piers and a large center to stabilize a candle (candle not included).  It is signed on the bottom Lama Oaxaca Mexico.  Weighs 10.5 ounces.  Purchased by me in probably 1986 in Oaxaca and with me ever since.  Provenance available
LAMA Pottery is one of the Pottery Houses Featured in Collector's Weekly among others.  It is not as well known as Doña Rosa but still quite influential.  Barro negro pottery ("black clay") is a style of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico, distinguished by its color, sheen and unique designs. Oaxaca is one of few Mexican states which is characterized by the continuance of its ancestral crafts, which are still used in everyday life.
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:  I will certainly accept returns if the description isn't accurate, or there is damage/missing that is not described in description or seen in photos (photos are part of description, if stock photo it is marked "stock photo" all the rest are mine).  I do not refund on "buyer's remorse
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