SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi measuring glass but crafting these miniature ones

but crafting these miniature ones would have required a great deal of extra dexterity and patience

Cloth flags themselves measure 17 1/4" w x 17 1/2" t

--and this finely handmade vintage Indian Theli bag is really a stunning one

much better in person

as I think they're just fantastically beautifully things

SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi measuring glass but crafting these miniature onesMy 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