Talavera Day Of Dead “The Lovers “Sugar Skull Tiles & Hand Carved Wood Tray

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Beautiful Talavera 4x4 Day of Dead Sugar Skull Tiles with a beautiful walnut Hand Carved Wood Tray.
Very Hard to find tiles. Each tile is hand painted , glazed and hand cut in original Talavera Tradition.
Made from famous red clay of Puebla Mexico
These tiles are hand picked from my collection and are very hard to find.
there is The Lovers The Wedding The Restaurant The Dancers etc. Wonderful one of a kind gift for wedding or anniversary.
The colors and artwork is amazing.
**Talavera Day of Dead Tiles
It has its origins in 17th century Mexico with the arrival of the Spaniards, who introduced new methods of tile and pottery making; given birth to the name: Talavera tile or pottery. The name Talavera was given to this new form of ceramics to honor the Spanish craftsmen, who were from the town of Talavera De La Reina Spain, and introduced the new industry to Mexico. Talavera De La Reina, Spain is a city which has a reputation for its exquisite ceramic pottery and tile.
Talavera tile has been used extensively in the central colonial cities of Mexico since its origins in 1656.
Jose Guadalupe Posades (1852-1913) a Mexican lithographer popularized the skeleton cartoons. Later, his work was associated with the Mexican Holiday Dia De Los Muertos or Day of Dead.
The Tray is a one of a kind Hand Carved Wood Tray.
The tray measures 19” long by 14” wide by 2” tall.
I have a large collection of tiles and can create custom trays
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