Important Mexican Lacquerware "Maque"
Margarito Ayala
Item 088
$1200.
12 L. x 7.5 W. x 7.75 H. inches
Wood, hand made lacquer "maque" and iron fittings. Wood comes from the increasingly rare and fragrant linaloe tree.
Mexican , 18th Century neo-Colonial style reproduction of a baul or trunk fitted with period correct iron fittings including a lock and key. Two coats of maque have been employed with orange as the foundation and red for detail. Technique used for applying the maque is called "rayado".
Recommended Reading: Lacas Mexicanas. Museo Franz Mayer. Artes de Mexico. 1997 ISBN 968-6533-56-7