Description:

**Originally Listed At $500**

Western Europe, Portugal, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely wood santo figure likely depicting Saint Joseph - Jesus's legal father - with head and hands sculpted from ivory. Standing barefoot, the holy figure is draped in a long robe and holds both arms out before him in fists, suggesting that he previously grasped something. His sizeable, ivory head faces forward, displaying slender eyes, a naturalistic nose, and fleshy lips enveloped by a pointed beard and moustache, all beneath a thick coiffure. Size: 2" W x 5.9" H (5.1 cm x 15 cm)

This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece is over 100 years old.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173552

  • Condition: Chip to front of collar and base. Head is slightly loose. Softening of some finer details. Otherwise, very nice with liberal remains of pigment and nice patina to wood.

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