Ceramic Candle Holder with Flowers, Birds and Butterflies
Ceramic Candle Holder with Flowers, Birds and Butterflies
Ceramic Candle Holder with Flowers, Birds and Butterflies

Ceramic Candle Holder with Flowers, Birds and Butterflies


Collection

Mary Nell Frucella Collection


Identifier

FR87


Artist

Elfego Vasquez Piedra


Description

This candle holder was made by Elfego Vasquez Piedra, a ceramic artist from Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico. Adorned with beautifully painted and sculpted birds, flowers and butterflies, it is a wonderful example of the skilled pottery of Piedra and representative of the elaborate sculptural ceramic trees of life and candelabras of Izucar de Matamoros.


Medium

Ceramic

Width

4.5in

Height

12.75in

Length

4.5in

Where Made (Region)

Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla

Where Made (Country)

Mexico

Related place

Mexico

How Acquired

Donation

When Acquired

23-Feb

Name of Donor

Austin Friends of Folk Art