Latin American Art + Design
online only auction | 26 day sale | 25 days remaining
Location
Monrovia, CA 91016 Dates
Sale Starts
Fri
Dec 19
12am2025
Sale Ends
Tue
Jan 13
12pm2025
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Description & Details
2026 begins with our Latin American Art + Design Auction. A curated selection of paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and design spanning Pre-Colonial to contemporary. Highlights include works by Diego Rivera, Alfredo Ramos Martínez, Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Zúñiga, Fernando de Szyszlo, Roberto Montenegro, Alfredo Castañeda, Carlos Mérida, Francisco Toledo, Feliciano Béjar, Frank Romero as well as modern and contemporary artists, Mexican silver including a William Spratling flatware service and jewelry.




















![21
Florence Meyer Homolka
(1911-1962, American)
"Emmy Lou Packard and Her Small Dog, Hollywood," 1941
Gelatin silver print on paper
Unsigned; titled, dated, and inscribed in ink by Emmy Lou Packard: "The painting was one of her oils, photo by Mrs. Oscar Homolka" / "Neclas [sic] made by Frida Kahlo"
Image: 13.375" H x 6.375" W; Sight: 14" H x 10.75" W
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/255a1875-1e8e-438a-9f40-ac2c7abc9f89.jpg)











![33
Carlos Estevez
(b. 1969, Cuban)
"El Gran Gello," 1995
Mixed media on cream wove paper
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "La Habana" [Havana], all in ink in the lower blank portion of the sheet: Carlos Estevez
Image: 29.25" H x 12.5" W; Sheet: 39.5" H x 27.5" W
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/734065c4-e29c-4caa-b577-2738d650726a.jpg)



![37
A Mexican sterling silver tray signed by ambassadors
1971
Marked to underside: MAP / 925 / Sterling / Hecho en Mexico; further marked: [Eagle 61]; inscribed: Al Excelentisimo Señor / Nathaniel Davis / Embajador de los Estados Unidos de America con la Estimacion de sus Colegas / Guatemala 19 de Agosto de 1971
Engraved with signatures of various ambassadors to Latin America, with opposed handles
23" W x 16.5" D
65.6 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/556e21e0-e41b-449e-8dbf-6f65f4cb8f3d.jpg)
![38
A Mexican sterling silver tray signed by ambassadors
1973
Marked to underside: Sterling 925 / [flag cipher] / Camusso / Made in Peru; further marked to applied sticker: Camusso Plata / 925/1000 / Sterling / Ind Peruana; inscribed: El Cuerpo Diplomatico Acreditado Ante el Gobierno de Chile al Excmo. Sr. Nathaniel Davis / Embajador de los Estados Unidos de America y Sra. / Santiago, Octubre 1973
Engraved with signatures of various ambassadors to Latin America, with opposed handles and shell accents to rim
18" Dia.
40.1 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $800 - $1,200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/2ffcedcb-b50d-44fe-9a9f-88f89294c220.jpg)








![47
A William Spratling sterling silver 'Disco' flatware service
William Spratling (1900-1967)
Circa 1962-1964, Third Design Period; Taxco, Mexico
With factory marks; further marked: [Eagle 30]
Each with silver applied discs, comprising:
7 dinner forks (7.125")
7 salad forks (5.875")
7 steak knives (8.875")
7 butter spreaders (6.125")
7 soup spoons (7.375")
15 teaspoons (6")
1 serving spoon (10.75")
51 pieces
Total weighable sterling: 88.3 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/aff6d47a-3234-4d09-b95b-5ab764bdd152.jpg)
![48
Two Mexican silver honorific trays
1971
Two works:
A Juventino Lopez Reyees tray with scalloped rim
Marked: JLR / Made in Mexico / [Eagle 9] / Sterling / 925 / 26; with retailer's label; inscribed: The American Club of Guatemala / To Our Friend and Fellow Member / The Honorable / Nathaniel Davis / Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Guatemala Since November 17th 1968 / The Token of Our Recognition of His Outstanding Service to the Cause of American Guatemalan Friendship / August 18th 1971
10.875" Dia.
A Joyas Liscutin tray with a molded arrow-form element
Marked: 900 / Joyas Liscutin / Guatemala; inscribed: Al Excmo. Embajador de los E.E.U.U. / Sr. Nathaniel Davis / Con el Reconocimiento de la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de Ciegos Unidos Santa Lucia R.L. / Guatemala 10 de Febrero de 1971
7" Dia.
2 pieces
Total weight: 17.17 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $300 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/72e14685-cbb3-4f53-ac17-8cd9b1ce2363.jpg)














![63
Two Mexican polychrome pottery chargers
Late 20th/early 21st century; Guanajuato & Jalisco
Gorky marked to underside: AT [Alfarería Tradicional] / GTO / Mexico; Tonalá marked: Mexico
Comprising one Gorky Gonzalez (1939-2017, Mexican) charger with central floral medallion, and a Tonalá charger depicting a bird and flowers
2 pieces
Gorky: 17.75" Dia. x 3" D; Tonalá: 15.75" Dia. x 1.625" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/12991529-4bb3-442a-84c5-9e3bf8cf6339.jpg)
![64
Gorky Gonzalez (1939-2017, Mexican)
Two pottery chargers, late 20th/early 21st century; Guanajuato, Mexico
Each marked to underside: AT [Alfarería Tradicional] / GTO / Mexico
Each decorated with blue floral motifs on a cream ground
2 pieces
Larger: 18" Dia. x 2.625" D; Smaller: 16.5" Dia. x 3" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/057fab46-a540-492f-872d-12f4dc2564c1.jpg)
![65
Gorky Gonzalez (1939-2017, Mexican)
Two pottery chargers, late 20th/early 21st century; Guanajuato, Mexico
Each marked to underside: AT [Alfarería Tradicional] / GTO / Mexico
One decorated with floral motifs, the other depicting an urn floral vessel
2 pieces
Larger: 17.5" Dia. x 2.75" D; Smaller: 16.375" Dia. x 2.75" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/8907df30-3a7f-45ff-b5f9-12c604254c2f.jpg)
![66
Gorky Gonzalez (1939-2017, Mexican)
Two pottery chargers, late 20th/early 21st century; Guanajuato, Mexico
Each marked to underside: AT [Alfarería Tradicional] / GTO / Mexico
Comprising one decorated with a deer and foliate motifs, the other decorated with floral and foliate motifs
2 pieces
Larger: 15.625" H x 21.375" W x 3" D; Smaller: 13.625" H x 17" W x 2.25" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/39e72658-57ad-4820-a52f-afb3c2a08ffb.jpg)







































































![138
A group of Pre-Columbian style figural pottery
20th century
Owl impressed: Art [illegible] Replica
Comprising an owl effigy stirrup pot, a seated figural group, and a figural stirrup effigy vessel with ring accents
3 pieces
Group: 8" H x 6.25" W x 4.75" D; Owl: 7.625" H x 6.5" W x 4.25" D
Estimate: $100 - $200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/bc2d3c41-967c-4c52-9fde-f82771d4f45f.jpg)


![141
A Mexican sterling silver coffee and tea service
Circa 1940s
Each marked to underside: Jiménez / Sterling / 925 / [Eagle 1]
Comprising:
Coffee pot (10.125" H x 6' W x 4" D)
Teapot (5.5" H x 10.625" W x 6.625" D')
Covered sugar (4.125" H x 4' Dia.)
Cream jug (4.25" H x 7.875" W x 4" D)
Total weight: 73.1 gross oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/0b4e8d7a-e33d-459d-904c-79aa83517b1e.jpg)
![142
A Sanborns sterling silver footed pitcher
Mid-20th century; Mexico City, Mexico
Marked to underside: [Three owls] / Sanborns Mexico / Sterling / [Eagle 22]
6.25" H x 4.75" W x 4.625" D
12.4 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/793c472d-3e11-4f25-b449-9ecfabfc9c1f.jpg)
















































![192
A Juventino Lopez Reyes sterling silver pictorial tray
Mid-20th century; Mexico
Marked to underside for Juventino Lopez Reyes and: Hecho en Mexico / Sterling / 925 / [Eagle 9]; inscribed in the mold: Cultura Maya
The molded image depicting a Mayan pok-ta-pok player on a stone court
11.375" W x 11.375" D
27.5 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/a499bf91-efe6-4ee0-b889-b0d7efac20ef.jpg)
![193
A Juventino Lopez Reyes sterling silver tray
Mid-20th century; Mexico
Marked to underside for Juventino Lopez Reyes and: Hecho en Mexico / Sterling / 925 / [Eagle 9] / 15
With opposed lug handles, monogrammed
21.5" W x 12.625" D
35.3 oz. troy approximately
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/2102ea5f-2ed4-4035-a7ab-99192e3959b0.jpg)






![200
A set of Mexican sterling silver jewelry
Mid/late 20th century
Two stamped: FARFAN / 925 / Sterling / Hecho en Mexico / FSZE; [necklace double-struck, obscured]
Comprising a wide herringbone mesh link choker necklace, together with a matching bracelet and a pair of earrings
4 pieces
Necklace: 15.75" L x 0.875" H; Bracelet: 7.5" L x 0.875" H; Earrings: 0.625" H
135.1 grams
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/f9637e66-5132-4d76-a7b6-d7a45a21cea5.jpg)
![201
A set of Mexican sterling silver jewelry
Mid/late 20th century
Each stamped: FARFAN / 925 / Hecho en Mexico / [necklace mark obscured]
Comprising a wide double chain-and-ball choker necklace, together with a matching bracelet
2 pieces
Necklace: 15.75" L x 1" H; Bracelet: 7.75" L x 1" H
154 grams
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/51cf83c2-5ccd-4ca8-bcd2-d832ba47f196.jpg)

![203
A Hector Aguilar Mexican silver brooch
Hector Aguilar (1905-1986)
Circa 1953-1962; Taxco, Mexico
Stamped: HA [conjoined] / .940 / Taxco / [Eagle 9]
A sterling silver double-V motif brooch with silver ball accents
1.25" H x 1.875" W
15.6 grams
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/f1b5e505-730b-4f05-9914-b3bee53cbc76.jpg)






















![226
Frank Romero
(b. 1941, Mexican-American)
"The Closing of Whittier Boulevard," 1990
Screenprint in colors on paper
Edition: [?]8/99
Signed and numbered in white pencil lower left: FERomero; Modern Multiples Richard Duardo, prntr., and with their blindstamp in the lower right corner of the image
Sight: 33" H x 54" W
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4758252/1-2/d232d90e-3bbb-48b7-afce-0db966a84efb.jpg)























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