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Antique Red
Cinnabar Lacquer Carved Beads, Circa late 1800s or early 1900s
(Origin: China; Collected: China)
Antique Bone Round Beads, Circa early 1900s (Origin:
Mozambique; Collected: Africa)
Handcrafted Silver Old Spanish Colonial Sacred Heart Milagro,
Ex Voto Pendant, Circa late 1700s or early 1800s (Origin:
South America; Collected: South America)
Very Old Silver Beads from the Middle East, Circa late 1800s
or early 1900s (Origin: Middle East; Collected: Egypt)
Handcrafted Sterling Silver Toggle Clasp from Bali
Length: 17
N0909-101: $450.00
(free S&H)
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RED CINNABAR LACQUER CARVED BEADS: Lacquered art pieces have
been produced in China for many centuries. Lacquer is a
Chinese and Japanese product made from the sap of the sumac
plant. Various pigments are added to the lacquer to change its
color. In ancient China, Cinnabar mineral was mined only by
slaves or convicts due to its toxicity. The Cinnabar mineral
was ground into powder and added to the lacquer, giving it a
deep red or vermillion hue. Tens to hundreds of thicknesses of
the lacquer are applied to an art object which is later
carved, producing unique designs, patterns and subjects.
Ancient Chinese Cinnabar objects are very rare and are covered
in a clear protective coating. While the name is still used
(Cinnabar or China Red Lacquer), there is no Cinnabar in
modern day pieces and has been replaced by non-toxic pigments
in the lacquer that emulate (but do not duplicate) the color
of the original.
MILAGRO, EX VOTO PENDANT: Ex Votos and Milagros are
commissioned by a devotee and brought to a church as an
offering for a promise fulfilled, frequently for health. This
beautiful antique Ex Voto, depicting the Sacred Heart or
Sagrada Corazon, is from Old Spanish Colonial South America
and perhaps was left in a church as a testament of faith. At
the beginning of the 19th century, the Spanish possessions in
the Americas began a series of independence movements, which
culminated in Spains loss of all of its colonies on the
mainland of North, Central, and South America by 1825. Given
this history, this Milagro, Ex Voto dates to the 1700s or
early 1800s and was ultimately purchased by a collector of the
Arts of the Americas. The Milagro is handcrafted from heavy
high content silver, in excellent condition, and an
exceptional collectible devotional object.
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