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Lot 448
Two Antique Spanish Colonial Polychrome Carved Santos Figures
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, perhaps earlier, carved and painted wood, the first depicting Saint Anthony of Padua, traditionally represented holding bible and Christ child (11 3/4 in.) (Anthony missing right hand; vertical crack with some areas of wood and paint loss); the second possibly a representation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, depicting a standing figure in billowing robes upon a base with winged putti (9 1/2 in.) (scattered cracks, advanced areas of wood and paint loss).