Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell Japanese bird somewhere between late 19th and

somewhere between late 19th and early 20th century

8ʺ diameter at widest × 10ʺ tall

the Master Salesman

where I loaded up on quintessentially Swedish gifts to bring home to friends and family

which brilliantly depicts

Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell Japanese bird somewhere between late 19th andWhen I saw this Mexican woman shaped bell at an antique shop going out of business in Liberty, Missouri, I immediately thought of Velasquezs las Meninas.Like the infanta at the center of that painting, she seems posed and self possesed, head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt, with an expression that renders her forever elusive. I find her super compelling, Plus she hides a bell beneath that shirt! She is emblematic of