GUATEMALAN FOLK ART NAHUALA CARVED TABLE
late 19th/early 20th c., the highlands of Guatemala.
original patina; overall bird, floral and pinwheel carving, brass stud enhancements; hand-adzed, single-plank top above three drawers with front-dovetails and wood knobs; lion foot (pata de león); turned rear legs; , 24"h; 49"w; 18"d
These tables were traditionally used in the kitchen (mesa de cocina)
When our collectors lived in a Guatemalan village in the 1970's, the wife admired such tables. Soon after, a group of indigenous villagers knocked on their door and gifted her
with this and the following lot.
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,700
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Lot 84 : GUATEMALAN FOLK ART NAHUALA CARVED TABLE
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