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Fra Andreas Garcia was an 18th-century Mexican Franciscan friar and folk artist who worked in what is now New Mexico. He carved and painted wooden figures of saints, called bulto, that were about 12 to 18 inches high. The figures were used as devotional images as well as artistic objects.
The 13-inch-high antique wooden San Rafael figure with wings and holding a staff and a fish sold at a Cottone auction for $9,600. (Kovels.com)
A polychromed wood bulto made by Fra Garcia between 1748 and 1778 representing San (Saint) Rafael the Archangel sold at a Cottone auction. An archangel is a messenger of God, higher ranking than an angel. San Rafael is a patron saint of travelers, often depicted holding a staff; the blind; and physicians, from an Old Testament story in which he healed a blind man with fish’s gall.
Q: I love Coca-Cola advertising. I recently bought a metal Coca-Cola serving tray with a girl in a white bathing suit sitting on a diving board and drinking a Coke. How can I tell if it’s vintage and how much it is worth?
A: Coca-Cola was first served in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola when he combined a mysterious, dark liquid with carbonated water. Coca-Cola advertising pieces have been hot for years, popular with both collectors and businesses with vintage decor.
Coke started making serving trays in 1897. Vintage Coca-Cola trays have black backs, while reproductions may have yellow, white or other colored backs. Telltale signs of a reproduction include barcodes and any evidence that the back has been painted black. A real 1939, 13-inch by 10 1/2-inch metal Coca-Cola tray of a girl on a springboard like yours recently sold for $102.
Current Prices
Doorstop, dog, Scotty, standing, cast iron, center seam, black paint, 8 1/2 x 10 inches, $30.
Perfume bottle, clear and frosted glass, two anemone flowers, side by side and overlapping, beaded centers and stopper, Rene Lalique, 1935, engraved script “Lalique France,” 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches, $125.
Pottery face jug, runny bubbly olive green glaze, kaolin eyes with cobalt pupils, broken china teeth, flared spout, two strap handles, marked “B.B. Craig,” 17 inches, $700.
Suitcase, Louis Vuitton, Alzer 60, hard case, repeating monogram, round leather top handle, beige fabric inside with “LV” label, 27 3/4 x 7 x 18 3/4 inches, $2,125.
TIP: If you use plate hangers to display your plates, be sure they are not too tight. The clips should be covered with a soft material. Otherwise, the end clips may scratch or chip the plate.
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