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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 240706, member: 2844"]It is a retablo, a little home altar. It is not Cuzco School, but Peruvian folk art from Ayacucho.</p><p>We used to have several at home, mostly with nativity scenes, shepherds in Peruvian costumes, etc. This is a modest one, most are 'densely populated'.</p><p>I doubt the figurine is soapstone, retablo figures are made in molds and then handpainted. Details like the lines between fingers and the decorative swirls are pressed into the material before it sets.</p><p>They still make these retablos today, in the same style. And they have started to age them for the tourist trade, like the one below, which the seller honestly states is brandnew:</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Go8AAOSwjqVZCpAT/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Archangel-Gabriel-Colonial-Cuzco-Peru-Handmade-Retablo-Art-Framed-Oil-Painting-/361970597354?hash=item544720fdea:g:lnMAAOSwX61ZCpAT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Archangel-Gabriel-Colonial-Cuzco-Peru-Handmade-Retablo-Art-Framed-Oil-Painting-/361970597354?hash=item544720fdea:g:lnMAAOSwX61ZCpAT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Archangel-Gabriel-Colonial-Cuzco-Peru-Handmade-Retablo-Art-Framed-Oil-Painting-/361970597354?hash=item544720fdea:g:lnMAAOSwX61ZCpAT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The label looks impressive, but is unnecessary, and I don't know if the Instituto Nacional de Cultura Peru issues these labels. The institute is part of the education department and their job is to promote Peruvian culture. If they do issue labels for export, I doubt if they even look at later retablos. Peru is very strict when it comes to real antiques.</p><p>I have seen many retablos, including antique ones, but never in this state. This is the usual state for an early 20th century Ayacucho retablo:</p><p><img src="http://www.exploretessera.com/images/collection/retablos/retablos-peru3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That doesn't mean yours isn't genuine. I'd say it has either had an unusually hard life, or has been aged. The price you paid is fine, so no problems there.</p><p>Here are some retablos on ebay, including some wild and 'densely populated' ones:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xretablo+peru.TRS0&_nkw=retablo+peru&_sacat=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xretablo+peru.TRS0&_nkw=retablo+peru&_sacat=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xretablo+peru.TRS0&_nkw=retablo+peru&_sacat=0</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 240706, member: 2844"]It is a retablo, a little home altar. It is not Cuzco School, but Peruvian folk art from Ayacucho. We used to have several at home, mostly with nativity scenes, shepherds in Peruvian costumes, etc. This is a modest one, most are 'densely populated'. I doubt the figurine is soapstone, retablo figures are made in molds and then handpainted. Details like the lines between fingers and the decorative swirls are pressed into the material before it sets. They still make these retablos today, in the same style. And they have started to age them for the tourist trade, like the one below, which the seller honestly states is brandnew: [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Go8AAOSwjqVZCpAT/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Archangel-Gabriel-Colonial-Cuzco-Peru-Handmade-Retablo-Art-Framed-Oil-Painting-/361970597354?hash=item544720fdea:g:lnMAAOSwX61ZCpAT[/URL] The label looks impressive, but is unnecessary, and I don't know if the Instituto Nacional de Cultura Peru issues these labels. The institute is part of the education department and their job is to promote Peruvian culture. If they do issue labels for export, I doubt if they even look at later retablos. Peru is very strict when it comes to real antiques. I have seen many retablos, including antique ones, but never in this state. This is the usual state for an early 20th century Ayacucho retablo: [IMG]http://www.exploretessera.com/images/collection/retablos/retablos-peru3.jpg[/IMG] That doesn't mean yours isn't genuine. I'd say it has either had an unusually hard life, or has been aged. The price you paid is fine, so no problems there. Here are some retablos on ebay, including some wild and 'densely populated' ones: [URL]http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xretablo+peru.TRS0&_nkw=retablo+peru&_sacat=0[/URL][/QUOTE]
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