Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base carved bluebird embossed with crowns" but believe

embossed with crowns" but believe they date to the 1860s-70s

Red and white: 18" x 14"

One sees there around from time to time

3 1/2" x 5 1/2"with a little wear around the edges but good condition overall

and really love the combination of greens and purples and deep reds

Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base carved bluebird embossed with crowns" but believeSuch a tall and gentle, serene feeling one, perhaps representing St. Francis, my favorite saint of all, but I'm not entirely certain. With a wonderfully carved face, the wood softened in the best way over the years, and perfect craquelure to the polychrome. The head was carved as a separate piece, and can be pulled out as the arms were somewhere along the way. The nicely colorful painted base is part of the carving, not a separate piece. 12 1 2" t. 3