SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree The set is in good

The set is in good used vintage condition

and great gray-brown color to the double layered frame itself

I believe this is a fairly old piece

a “very greedy woman“

and of course I am always thrilled to find little drawings like this

SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree The set is in goodMy 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