SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree which appears between the letters

which appears between the letters U & S

and great gray-brown color to the double layered frame itself

a London-born artist who moved to the San Francisco area in the late 1800s

a “very greedy woman“

and a bit of staining on his nude jumper and long hat

SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree which appears between the lettersMy very favorite saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals and nature as well as his miraculous acts and here in the best incarnation, holding a book! Early 19th century Spanish colonial I believe, hand carved and hand painted, with wonderfully inquisitive looking face, serene manner and lovely treatment of all those pleats and knotted cord belt. Beautiful aging to the polychromed surface, and with one arm lost along the way. 7 3