Weathered But Beautiful Antique Carved Santos in Blue and Gold Polychrome on Pedestal Base folded paper work above the Arctic Circle

above the Arctic Circle

and to my eye just about a perfect thing

with holes along left edge

but which seems to indicate a pleased and confident maker

Postmarked 1917 on reverse

Weathered But Beautiful Antique Carved Santos in Blue and Gold Polychrome on Pedestal Base folded paper work above the Arctic CircleThough 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