Vintage Signed Doña Rosa Mexican Barro Negro Ceramic Candelabras, Circa 1970s
Vintage Signed Doña Rosa Mexican Barro Negro Ceramic Candelabras, Circa 1970s
Vintage Signed Doña Rosa Mexican Barro Negro Ceramic Candelabras, Circa 1970s. “Barro Negro” is a primitive pottery making technique and style from Mexico using black clay. The pieces and color become fully realized after firing. Each candelabra has a unique floral appliqué motif, both made to accommodate three tapers. Handbuilt with slight variations in scale and surface decoration. One is signed “Doña Rosa SB Coyotepec, Oaxaca Mexico”. Rosa passed away in 1980 but her descendants continue to produce under her name.
Sold individually. 2 Available.
“Doña Rosa discovered in the 1950s that she could change the color and shine of her ceramics using a technique still employed. She would polish it with a quartz stone before firing. This compresses the surface of the clay before it is completely dry. Then by firing at slightly lower temperature than normal, the result is a much more shinny surface. This tends to produce a more brittle pottery, so it is more ornamental than functional. She produced a wide variety of vessels and figures.” - https://donarosapottery.com/
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, one has small area of loss to appliqué, barely visible.
Specs: 11 1/2” Height, 7” - 7 1/2” Width, 4” Base Diameter
