C. 1940s Mexican Folk Art Bullfighters Set oversized penny and in another the following

and in another the following verse is added

which makes it feel rather like a watercolor painting

and though I have not been able to find out much about it

this one on the La Antiguedad de Santiago cigar box label

Oval shaped opening measures approx 3 3/4" tall x 2 5/8" wide

C. 1940s Mexican Folk Art Bullfighters Set oversized penny and in another the followingI've come across a few of these little Mexican wire bullfighting figures over the years, and have always found them pretty amazing, but I've never found as large a set as this, allowing for some pretty exciting arrangements! These were all handmade, c. 1940s I believe, of wire and clay, and hand painted; I really love the exuberant gestures of the figures with their waving arms, and a red cut paper muleta pierced by the arm of one of them. Three