Antique Demitasse Gold Encrusted Teacups & Matching Saucers 8 Piece Lot

  
Davis (1877 - 1961) operated an antiquities and folk art shop in Mexico City. Davis was an early collector and dealer in pre-Columbian and Mexican folk art He came to Mexico about 1910 was interested in folk art and pre-Columbian art of Mexico became the manager of the Sonora Company's arts and crafts showroom in Mexico City.

Artists emerging were interested in both historical and contemporary folk art, so they gravitated to Davis's shop. Davis was among the first to collect, display and sell their work. He exhibited work by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and Rufino Tamayo. Davis was a noted silversmith and produced numerous pieces of Mexican jewelry. In 1933, Davis left the Sonora News Company and became head of the department of antiques and fine crafts in Frank Sanborn's Mexico City store.