SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree One very small surface chip

One very small surface chip on the exterior

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

which appears between the letters U & S

apart from the bottom side

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

SOLD Finely Carved and Polychromed Antique Santos Figure Holding Book (One Arm Lost) hi mini tree One very small surface chipMy 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