Painted glass tray, 'Green Garden'
Painted glass tray, 'Green Garden'
A delicate array of flowers and leafy tendrils blooms in splendid profusion on this exquisite glass-covered tray, by Asunta Pelaez. Taking her designs from nature, she paints the traditional flower patterns characteristic of Peru's Cajamarca region.
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