Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base pre-columbian effigy pot Perhaps the perfect sort of

Perhaps the perfect sort of talisman for one looking for a lover

between her fabulous starry dress to his hat and bow tie and what one guesses is a handkerchief in one hand--and her standing on a dip in the ground so as not to be taller than him

a bit of bleed-thru on the first few pages but not after that

and that one very curled back rear paw

I cleaned the glass and added a piece of archival mat board behind it

Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base pre-columbian effigy pot Perhaps the perfect sort ofSuch 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