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Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Large Polychrome Santos on Horse

This auction ended on October 31, 2024.

Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Hand carved, polychrome Santos figure on horseback. Bearded male figure wearing a tall feathered hat, rides a white horse in colorful barding. Hair tail. On painted wood base. (Saint, Religious, Primitive Folk Art, Catholicism, Apostle, Christian, Church Statue, Spanish Colonial Santos, Antique, South American)

Material: Wood, paint, gesso, natural fibers

Dimensions: Length: 21" (ear tip to tail); Width: 7"; Height: 29 1/4". Base Length: 16"; Width: 6 1/2"; Depth: 1/2"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include loose but included leg, paint loss, chipping, cracks, old repairs, possible missing pieces.

Age: Late 19th – Early 20th Century

Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection – Jack Young Estate. Purchased in mid-1960s in Houston, Texas

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