19th C. Italian Wooden Doll/Santos

Pair of 19th century Italian Baroque style 22K giltwood wings. The wings have been mounted on iron bases. Wear is consistent with age. There is some mis...

19th C. Italian carved trestle table. A large rectangular top sits on two lyre shaped carved pedestal bases that are connected by a center stretch...

Water gilt Italian neoclassical-style candlesticks adorned with iron bobeches. The water gilt technique imparts a lustrous and aged appearance, enhancing the overall neoclassical d...

Grand Italian Baroque style trumeau mirror with a painted frame in a gentle shade of green, suggesting an air of tranquility and refinement that beautifully complements the Baroque f...

19th century hand-carved Italian stone Jardinaire.

19th Century wood & embossed metal relicquary. The piece originally sat on the alter of the church holding relics. Mirror has been placed where the glass originally held the relics.

This beautiful horse figure is carved from oak wood. Item can be used for home decor or a child's room. Origin; Spain.

A small Indian vintage carved and rust colored wooden horse sculpture from Madras with distressed patina. Born in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu during the midcentury period, this ca...

Handcarved polychrome wooden sculpture with glass eyes, Santos cage doll, capipota, dressing Saint Colonial school, possibly school of Quito Ecuador, ...

ABOUT A large early 19th century poly-chromed, hand carved wooden Mexican Santo holding a book. A lustrous finish envelops his face, arms, legs and feet, causing his flesh to gleam in the light while blue paints cover the areas where he was possibly clothed at one time. Glass eyes and thick, carved hair. Carved wooden stand with support bar attached in the back. The articulating arms are hinged and bend at the shoulder and elbow for many different positions. Shown with life size hand model. CREATOR Unknown. Mexico. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1820. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Carved, Painted Wood. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Missing piece above book. Chip under left eye. Chipping paint throughout. Repair to left foot. Structurally sound. DIMENSIONS H 36 in. W 10.5 in. D 10 in. HISTORY Santos played an important role in bringing the Catholic Church to the New World with the Spanish colonists. These religious figures were hand-carved and often furnished with crowns, jewels, and other accessories, usually funded by religious devotees, and were used as icons to explain the major figures - Mary...

19th century Italian carved wood Santo foot. This stunning antique Italian carved wood Santo foot of an Archangel dressed as a Roman soldier. This beautifully carved and gilded scu...

19th Century Santos Head We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand carved Santos head. With polychrome paint still intact in...