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Santo Head

19th Century Santos Head
19th Century Santos Head

19th Century Santos Head

$2,313

H 8 in W 5.5 in D 7 in

19th Century Santos Head

Located in London, GB

19th Century Santos Head We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand

Category

Antique 1850s French Edwardian Religious Items

Materials

Pine

18th century Spanish polychromed wooden Santos head
18th century Spanish polychromed wooden Santos head

18th century Spanish polychromed wooden Santos head

$1,489

H 9.45 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in

18th century Spanish polychromed wooden Santos head

Located in Brecht, BE

a polychromed wooden Santos head, found in Spain, mid 18th century, height is 16 cm with foot 24 cm

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

18th Century hand carved walnut italian relic Santos
18th Century hand carved walnut italian relic Santos

18th Century hand carved walnut italian relic Santos

Located in London, GB

18th Century Santos A finely carved late 18th Century wooden Santos or Apostles head. Bears traces

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Antique 18th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Walnut

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Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head
Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

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H 20.08 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in

Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

By Aberaldo Santos

Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ

The hand-carved wood head is a symbol of a typical Brazilian man by Aberaldo Santos, an artist from

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2010s Brazilian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head
Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

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H 31.5 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in

Brazilian Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Head

By Aberaldo Santos

Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ

The hand-carved wood head is a symbol of a typical Brazilian man by Aberaldo Santos, an artist from

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2010s Brazilian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Santos Head
19th Century Santos Head

19th Century Santos Head

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H 11 in W 6 in D 7 in

19th Century Santos Head

Located in London, GB

19th Century Santos Head An early 19th Century hand carved Italian Santos Head. Formed from hand

Category

Antique 1850s Italian Early Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Pine

Carved Italian Santos Head with Original Paint
Carved Italian Santos Head with Original Paint

Carved Italian Santos Head with Original Paint

Located in Culver City, CA

Santos head , wood carving, finely detailed original painted surface, glass eyes, delicate features.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes
Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes

Located in Culver City, CA

Santos head, wood carving, finely detailed original painted surface, glass eyes, delicate features.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Glass

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes
Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes

Located in Culver City, CA

Santos head, wood carving, finely detailed original painted surface, glass eyes, delicate features.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Glass

18th Century Carved Wood Santos Head
18th Century Carved Wood Santos Head

18th Century Carved Wood Santos Head

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H 22 in W 8 in D 8 in

18th Century Carved Wood Santos Head

Located in London, GB

18th century carved wood Santos head We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a fine 18th

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Antique 1780s Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Hand Carved Santos Head
19th Century Italian Hand Carved Santos Head

19th Century Italian Hand Carved Santos Head

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H 5.5 in W 2.5 in L 5.5 in

19th Century Italian Hand Carved Santos Head

Located in London, GB

19th century carved Santos head We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved Santos figure

Category

Antique 1850s Italian Edwardian Busts

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Italian Terracotta Santos Head
Early 20th Century Italian Terracotta Santos Head

Early 20th Century Italian Terracotta Santos Head

Located in London, GB

Terracotta Santos Head We are proud to offer an unusual and highly decorative example of an early

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Vintage 1920s Italian Victorian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Monumental Wood Santo Head
Monumental Wood Santo Head

Monumental Wood Santo Head

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H 25.5 in W 11.5 in D 12.5 in

Monumental Wood Santo Head

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic wood sculptural Santo with glass eyes. Massive size. Great original paint and patina

Category

Vintage 1940s French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

18th Century Santos Head
18th Century Santos Head

18th Century Santos Head

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H 12.6 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in

18th Century Santos Head

Located in Brecht, BE

This is an 18th century polychromed terra cotta head of a Santos figure ... Spanish origin ... on

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details
Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details

Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details

Located in Culver City, CA

Rare and unusual ivory carving of a saints head, delicate and refined.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Ivory

Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details
Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details

Miniature Carved Ivory Santos Head with Painted Details

Located in Culver City, CA

Rare and unusual ivory carving of a saints head, delicate and refined.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Ivory

Early 19th Century Carved Italian Santos Religious Macabre Wooden Head
Early 19th Century Carved Italian Santos Religious Macabre Wooden Head

Early 19th Century Carved Italian Santos Religious Macabre Wooden Head

Located in London, GB

Early 19th century carved Santos head We are proud to offer a wonderfully aged example of an early

Category

Antique 1820s Italian Religious Items

Materials

Wood

One of a kind Pedro Friedeberg Hand Sculpted Snake Table
One of a kind Pedro Friedeberg Hand Sculpted Snake Table

One of a kind Pedro Friedeberg Hand Sculpted Snake Table

Located in Dallas, TX

crafted from solid mahogany with gilt gold-leaf overlay. The head is an original antique santos head

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Vintage 1970s Mexican Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Carved Wooden Head Santos Religious Head, circa 18th Century
French Carved Wooden Head Santos Religious Head, circa 18th Century

French Carved Wooden Head Santos Religious Head, circa 18th Century

Located in London, GB

A really unusual circa 18th century carved wooden head. Most likely religious in origin, French

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Antique 18th Century French More Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

Valet Moro Woman and Man Ceramic Sicilian Heads
Valet Moro Woman and Man Ceramic Sicilian Heads

Valet Moro Woman and Man Ceramic Sicilian Heads

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H 16.93 in W 14.18 in D 13.39 in

Valet Moro Woman and Man Ceramic Sicilian Heads

By Santo Stefano di Camastra

Located in Sofia, BG

Santo Stefano Di Camastra The art of Maiolica pottery was brought to Sicily by the Arabics who

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Ceramic

18th century Spanish santos head ...
18th century Spanish santos head ...

18th century Spanish santos head ...

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H 11.03 in W 6.3 in D 7.88 in

18th century Spanish santos head ...

Located in Brecht, BE

a rare find this 18th century santos head ... polychromed sculpted limewood ... a collectors items

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unique Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg
Unique Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg

Unique Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg

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H 22 in W 23 in D 3 in

Unique Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in Atlanta, GA

as rules and combs, and antique santo head. It reflects perfectly the mysterious and sometimes

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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Spanish 17th Century Santo Statue
Spanish 17th Century Santo Statue

Spanish 17th Century Santo Statue

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H 33.75 in W 13 in D 6.5 in

Spanish 17th Century Santo Statue

Located in Round Top, TX

An excellent 17th century Spanish Santo fragment - the head and torso - in hand carved polychromed

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959
Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959

Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Roma, IT

-sided. In 8º. On headed paper "Santo-Sospir, St. Jean Cap-Ferrat" and on watermarked paper "Paris Renage

Category

1950s More Art

Materials

Paper

Letter by Jean Cocteau - 1958
Letter by Jean Cocteau - 1958

Jean CocteauLetter by Jean Cocteau - 1958, 1958

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H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in

Letter by Jean Cocteau - 1958

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Roma, IT

. One page, single-sided. In 8º. On headed paper "Santo-Sospir, St. Jean Cap-Ferrat" and on watermarked

Category

1950s More Art

Materials

Paper

Surrealist Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959
Surrealist Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959

Surrealist Autograph Letter by Cocteau - 1959

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Roma, IT

Avril 1958. In French. One page, single-sided. In 8º. On headed paper "Santo-Sospir, St. Jean Cap

Category

1950s More Art

Materials

Paper

Pedro Friedeberg, Siamese Serpent, MEX, circa 1960s

Pedro Friedeberg, Siamese Serpent, MEX, circa 1960s

By Pedro Friedeberg

Located in New York, NY

work such as the use of disembodied santos heads, hand imagery and a gilded spiral structure

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Figurative Sculptures

Santo Head
Santo Head

Santo Head

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H 9 in W 5 in D 4.5 in

Santo Head

Located in New York, NY

Santo Head

Category

Antique 19th Century Philippine Religious Items

Materials

Wood

18th Century Santos Head
18th Century Santos Head

18th Century Santos Head

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H 13 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in

18th Century Santos Head

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

18th Century life sized santos head on more recent stand.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Objects

Carved Wood Santos Head
Carved Wood Santos Head

Carved Wood Santos Head

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H 9 in W 4.75 in D 3.75 in

Carved Wood Santos Head

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos head with glass eyes.(ldd530/10)

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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paint

Worn To Perfection Santo Head
Worn To Perfection Santo Head

Worn To Perfection Santo Head

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H 9 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in

Worn To Perfection Santo Head

Located in 3 Oaks, MI

Fantastic carved Santo head mounted on a stand with traces of original paint. It really has a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Religious Items

C. 1750 Italian Wood Santos Head on Stand
C. 1750 Italian Wood Santos Head on Stand

C. 1750 Italian Wood Santos Head on Stand

Located in Los Angeles, CA

C. 1750 Italian wood lifesize santos head (possibly Jesus). It has the original polychrome paint

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Philippine Santos Head
Philippine Santos Head

Philippine Santos Head

Located in Seattle, WA

Philippine carved wood head St. Antonio de Padua. The finely carved wood head with tonsured hair

Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Santos Head
18th Century Santos Head

18th Century Santos Head

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H 16 in W 8 in D 10.5 in

18th Century Santos Head

Located in New Orleans, LA

Lifesized carved and polychromed wooden head with a very sad visage. It most likely depicts Jesus

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Virgin Mary Santo head
Virgin Mary Santo head

Virgin Mary Santo head

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H 11 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Virgin Mary Santo head

Located in New York, NY

Wood carving of the Virgin Mary.

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Early 20th Century Vietnamese Statues

19th Century Polychromed Santo Saints Head
19th Century Polychromed Santo Saints Head

19th Century Polychromed Santo Saints Head

Located in New Orleans, LA

Very handsome life size santos head of young boy saint. Beautifully carved with glass eyes.

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Antique 19th Century Mexican Religious Items

Santos
Santos

Santos

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H 13 in W 8 in

Santos

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original one of a kind hand carved wood santos head with beard. Mounted on a wood stand. 50812

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Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Santos/Madonna Head
Santos/Madonna Head

Santos/Madonna Head

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H 16 in Dm 7 in

Santos/Madonna Head

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exquisite example of 18th Century religious statuary. Madonnas Head on contemporary stand.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Philippine Ivory Santos of Maria
Philippine Ivory Santos of Maria

Philippine Ivory Santos of Maria

Located in Seattle, WA

Philippine santos of the Virgin Dolorosa. The santos with ivory head and hands on a wood body and

Category

Early 20th Century Religious Items

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ivory

19th Century Santos Head Sculpture
19th Century Santos Head Sculpture

19th Century Santos Head Sculpture

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H 8 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in

19th Century Santos Head Sculpture

Located in 3 Oaks, MI

Exceptional surface and delicately detailed carving on this 19th century polychromed Santos head

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Folk Art Religious Items

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18th Century Spanish Santos

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By Vago

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious rare survivor. A inscribed label of the maker Vago along with the date 1869 A han...

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the santo head you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each santo head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect santo head — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each santo head bearing Arts and Crafts, Baroque or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made santo head over the years, but those crafted by Santo Stefano di Camastra are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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The average selling price for a santo head at 1stDibs is $2,269, while they’re typically $465 on the low end and $5,527 for the highest priced.