18-EARLY 19TH CENTURY SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED WOOD SANTOS 8 3/8 X 3 7/8 INCHES

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18-EARLY 19TH CENTURY SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED WOOD SANTOS 8 3/8 X 3 7/8 INCHES:
$625.00

YOU ARE offerDING ON A VERY SCARCE AND FINELY HAND CARVED SPANISH COLONIAL WOOD SANTOS FROM THE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DESCENDING DOWN INTO THE ESTATE OF PRESIDENT OSCAR RAYMUNDO BENAVIDES BORN 1876-1945 AND WAS PRESIDENT OF PERU 1914-1915 AND AGAIN ON 1933-1939.DEPICTING A SEATED SANTOS NEXT TO A RESTING LION.THE SANTOS MEASURES 8 3/8 INCHES TALL AND THE WIDTH OF THE BASE IS 3 INCHES X 3 7/8 INCHES.THE WEIGHT IS 498 GRAMS WHICH IS 1 POUND & 1.5 OUNCES.THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR AT LEAST 135 YEARS AND THERE IS NO RESTORATION OR IN -PAINTING ON THE SCULPTURE SOME OF THE REDS APPEAR TO BE REFRESHED BUT THEY ARE NOT.THIS IS MERELY THE PHOTO PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER DARKENING THESE AREAS..LOOK AT THE PATINA ON THE BASE.THE FIGURE IS FREE OF ANY TYPE OF LIVING ORGANISM. IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE AND STERILE AND VERY FINE AND COLLECTIBLE SPANISH COLONIAL FIGURE.