Magnificent OLD Virgin Mary Philippine Santo - BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE VIRGIN MARY PHILIPPINE SANTO!!! THIS IS A WOODEN STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY TREADING ON THE SERPENT - I THINK IT IS ALSO CALLED 'THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION'. I REMEMBER THERE WERE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE VARIOUS DEPICTIONS OF THE VIRGIN MARY. THIS IS AN OLD ORIGINAL PHILIPPINE SANTO - DATES FROM 19th CENTURY OR EARLIER!! SHE IS abt. 12" TALL. THE CARVING AND DETAIL OF THE FOLDS OF THE ROBE AND GOWN ARE VERY NICE. MUCH OLD PAINT REMAINS, BUT AS IS COMMON, IT IS CHIPPED AND CHIPPING. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO 'CLEAN' HER. THERE IS A SPLIT IN THE WOOD - SEE PHOTOS - THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AS WOOD DRIES OUT OVER THE YEARS. MY PARENTS WERE ANTIQUE DEALERS WHO ALSO COLLECTED PHILIPPINE SANTOS. IN THE 1970'S THEY HAD 1 OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS IN THE USA. OVER THE YEARS THEY SOLD MOST, BUT KEPT THE ONES THEY FELT WERE THE NICEST FOR THEIR OWN COLLECTION. THE ONES I HAVE NOW ARE FROM THEIR PERSONNAL SANTOS. THEY ARE FANTASTIC EXAMPLES OF ORIGINAL PHILIPPINE SANTOS. THESE CAME TO THE USA IN 1970 & 1971 - BY 1972 THERE WAS AN EMBARGO NOT ALLOWING THEM OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES. MY PARENTS COMPILED AN INFORMATION SHEET ON THE PHILIPPINE SANTOS THAT THEY GAVE TO CUSTOMERS THEY SOLD TO - I WILL INCLUDE A SHEET WITH THIS SANTO. SHIPPING IS VIA PRIORITY MAIL ~ $1 0.00 ~ TO ANYWHERE IN THE USA. I AM NOT A DEALER, I AM SELLING STUFF THAT read more

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