Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving toy skittles patience and dexterity involved

patience and dexterity involved

I don't believe this set of 70 represents a complete set but I'm not entirely sure

with a rough upper edge from where it was sewn and some scattered spotting

just as they were closing

concluding "The whole force

Virgin Mary with Immaculate Heart, c. 17th Century Spanish Folk Art Carving toy skittles patience and dexterity involvedThis one! I purchased her from a seller in Spain, from whom I've purchased a few other wonderful old things in the past and when I saw this little carving come available, holding heart to her chest, there was NO WAY I was going to let her get away. C. 17th century Spanish, carved wood with polychrome, with centuries of handling having worn and smoothed that wood, given the surface a sheen. Certainly it is the Madonna herself, with immaculate heart