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Gallery 16: Mexican Ceramic Candeleros & Menorahs
Joaquin Balbuena
#TL-2 Menorah (lavendar-brown)
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 9 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide
Holds 9 candles, not included.
SOLD!
Virginia Morgan
#TL-3 Mermaid Candelabra
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Virginia Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 10 inches tall
Holds 3 candles, not included.
SOLD!
All of our Mexican folk art trees of life and candlesticks are made of low-fired pottery. They are hand-tooled and hand-painted by members of the Castillo family, who live in Izucar de Matamoros, south of Puebla, Mexico.
Click on story links below for details about these artists, their folk art traditions, and their town.
History of Trees of Life Art Form
#TL-5 5-Star Nativity Candlestick (lavender-blue) NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Virginia Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 8 inches tall
15 centimeters tall
Holds 1 candle, not included.
Price: $49.
#TL-6 Ceramic Menorah (red-blue) NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 9 inches tall
by 9.5 inches wide
Holds 9 candles, not included.
Price: $69.
#TL-7 5-Star Nativity Candlestick (Maroon-Dark Green) NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Virginia Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 8 inches tall
Holds 1 candle, not included.
Price: $49.
#TL-8 Peacock Candelabra
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Pedro Martinez
Acatlan
Size: 15 inches tall
by 12 inches wide
Holds 1 candle, not included.
SOLD!
#TL-9 Adam and Eve Tree of Life NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Virginia Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 10 inches tall
Holds 3 candles, not included
Price: $65.
#TL-10 Adam and Eve Tree of Life
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Virginia Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 8 inches tall.
Holds 3 candles, not included
SOLD!
#TL-11 Ceramic Menorah (red-brown)
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 9 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide
Holds 9 candles,
not included.
SOLD!
#TL-12 Large Birds Candelero
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Isabel Castillo
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 14 inches tall
36 centimeters tall.
Holds 5 candles,
not included.
Price: $175.
#TL-13 Ceramic Menorah (blue-burgundy)
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 9" tall by 8" wide
Holds 9 candles, not included.
SOLD!
#TL-14 Ceramic Menorah (purple-black) NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Alejandro Castillo
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 12 inches wide
by 10 inches tall
Holds 9 candles, not included.
Price: $95.
#TL-15 Ceramic Menorah (black-butgundy) NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By Alejandro Castillo
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 12 inches wide, 10 inches tall
Holds 9 candles, not included
Price: $95.
#TL-16 Ceramic Menorah (blue-white)
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Alejandro Castillo
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 12 inches wide,
10 inches tall
Holds 9 candles, not included.
Price: $95.
#TL-17 Adam & Eve Tree
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Isabelle Castillo (not signed)
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 8 inches tall
Size: 21 centimeters tall
Holds 3 candles,
not included.
Price: $59.
#TL-18 Virgin of Guadelupe Candelero NEW
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercardo Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 9 inches tall
Size: 21 centimeters tall
Holds 3 candles, not included.
Price: $59.
#TL-19 Birds Candelero
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 11 inches tall
Size: 27 cm. tall
Holds 3 candles, not included
Price: $85.
#TL-20 Mermaid Candelero (green-maroon)
Hand-tooled and Painted
Polychrome Pottery
By: Geovanni Mercado Morgan
Izucar de Matamoros
Size: 10.5 inches tall
Holds 3 candles, not included
Price: $59.
See Next Page: Miniature Candlesticks