Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving Girard tin toy And then this pear

And then this pear

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can be configured in all sorts of ways

1930s-40s I would guess

I purchased this painting unframed but sandwiched between two pieces of glass that had been masking taped around the edges

Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving Girard tin toy And then this pearThis one! I purchased her from a seller in Spain, from whom I've purchased a few other wonderful old things in the past and when I saw this little carving come available, holding heart to her chest, there was NO WAY I was going to let her get away. C. 17th century Spanish, carved wood with polychrome, with centuries of handling having worn and smoothed that wood, given the surface a sheen. Certainly it is the Madonna herself, with immaculate heart