Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 handprinted lacquer bowl What a bear

What a bear

There is a small nick in her bonnet from I think quite a while ago

There are four corner pieces screwed to the back of the frame with a June 1885 patent

It retains its original rich blue paint

Such a sweet

Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 handprinted lacquer bowl What a bearI am always on the hunt for great ex voto retablo beautiful antique ones, but also unusual, folky 20th century examples, the more singular and specific the scenario the better. The scenario depicted here is about as real and intense and urgent as it gets, with these two blindfolded figures in black and white facing a firing squad of men in green. There are really two heroines here the woman in red at top left delivering a last minute pardon, and the