SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi carved wooden weasel Block measures 9" x 3

Block measures 9" x 3 3/16" x 7/8"

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SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi carved wooden weasel Block measures 9" x 3My very favorite saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals and nature as well as his miraculous acts and here in the best incarnation, holding a book! Early 19th century Spanish colonial I believe, hand carved and hand painted, with wonderfully inquisitive looking face, serene manner and lovely treatment of all those pleats and knotted cord belt. Beautiful aging to the polychromed surface, and with one arm lost along the way. 7 3