Weathered But Beautiful Antique Carved Santos in Blue and Gold Polychrome on Pedestal Base folded paper work and one can really feel

and one can really feel the hand of its maker on this one

Made for standard size candles and iery good vintage condition

most likely

but which seems to indicate a pleased and confident maker

lids on both sides open easily and close tight and flush

Weathered But Beautiful Antique Carved Santos in Blue and Gold Polychrome on Pedestal Base folded paper work and one can really feelThough much of the paint on his face has been lost to time, I find this antique santos very beautiful, including for the glorious blue and gold paint still covering his cloak, and for his little bare feet poking out below it! And while its hard to sense from photos, the carved modeling of his face makes it such that one really doesn't miss the paint, or at least I don't. At some point a peg post was added to the base of the figure that fits squarely