FAB! LARGE 19thC.BASTIDOR SANTO,SN.ANTONIO,MUSEUM Q.50" VERY RARE HIGH QUALITY BASTIDOR GLASS EYES HANDSOME,50" Start Price USD 4,888.00 Current Price USD 4,888.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 6,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 29, 2008 End Time Friday, September 05, 2008 Location Cebu See more about 'FAB! LARGE 19thC.BASTIDOR SANTO,SN.ANTONIO,MUSEUM Q.50"' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0FABULOUS LARGE COLONIAL BASTIDOR SANTO, SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA FROM THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY, CARVED FROM WOOD, APPLIED GESSO, PAINTED AND WITH STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL GLASS EYES. THE STICKS AND THE BASE ARE MADE FROM BALAYONG, A KIND OF TROPICAL HARDWOOD. THE EYES, THE NOSE, THE LIPS, AND ALL OF THE FACIAL FEATURES ARE VERY WELL CARVED, TAKE NOTE OF THE HAIRLOCKS AROUND THE TONSURE VERY INTRICATE, THE WAY IT WAS DONE IS TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD. VERY EXPRESSIVE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, HE SEEMS LOOKING AT YOU, HE LOOKS VERY ALIVE. VERY FINE MUSEUM QUALITY SANTO OF THIS AGE AND SIZE IS VERY HARD TO FIND, NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE NOWADAYS. THIS ONE IS MAYBE A PROCESSIONAL SANTO, DURING FIESTAS HE IS DRESSED UP IN HIS VERY ORNATE AND ELABORATE VESTMENT DECORATED WITH SEMI PRECIOUS STONES AND GOLD EMBROIDERIES. DON'T MISS HIM, GIVE HIM A SPECIAL PLACE IN YOUR HOME. THE LAST IN MY COLLECTION, ONCE HE IS GONE HE'S GONE. ABOUT 200 YEARS OLD. 49.8 INCHES TALL FROM HEAD TO BASE, 12.2 INCHES WIDE, AND 6 INCHES DEEP. THE BASE IS 23 BY 20 INCHES. Winning bidder has two shipping options. $546 for Express Mail which takes 8-15 days, or $275 for Air Parcel which takes 22-28 days. I accept bank money order/cashiers check drawn on a U.S. bank, or bank wire or via XOOM (www.xoom.com). You can use your credit cards when you pay via XOOM. Payment should be sent WITHIN 3 DAYS from the day the auction closed. Item will be sent upon receipt of payment. VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS. VISIT MY EBAY STORE. Place a Bid!