Surreal Feeling Antique Santos in Pink Paint fancy chair I find this just about

I find this just about the most gorgeous and satisfying salvaged architectural element I have ever seen--antique

and all sorts of games one might play with them

) I can’t find another example of a painted wooden figure quite like this one out there—I am sure made for the tourist trade

Once locked back in place

1872 or so based on one other set I've found sold at auction that was dated by hand on the underside of the box

Surreal Feeling Antique Santos in Pink Paint fancy chair I find this just aboutA bit of a strange one, with a sort of sweet eerie vibe, feeling a bit like a child possessed! The effect of the paint loss on the head is to make the figure appear as if blonde, which together with the pink cheeks and lips and pink painted body, makes this child feel almost albino. I love the strangeness, down to just the one stub of an arm remaining, which does still move, and will hold raised to the side. With quite a finely carved head, including