ANTIQUE CARVED STATUE..SANTOS..SAINTS...MADONNA & CHILD CIRCA 1700....ORIGINAL... Start Price USD 896.00 Current Price USD 896.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 13, 2008 Location Chattanooga, TN See more about 'ANTIQUE CARVED STATUE..SANTOS..SAINTS...MADONNA & CHILD' Description THIS IS AN ALL WOOD, HAND CARVED STATUE OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD.  IT IS CALLED A "SANTOS," OR SAINT. HISTORY:  THIS STATUE CAME FROM A CHURCH IN GERMANY.  THE CHURCH WAS SERVERAL HUNDRED YEARS OLD WHEN IT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL OF THE RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS WERE HIDDEN OR DESTROYED.   WHEN GERMANY BECAME UNDER COMMUNIST RULE IN THE EARLY 1940'S, THE BERLIN WALL WAS BUILT AND ALL CHRISTIAN AND CATHOLIC CHURCHS WERE SEIZED OR ABOLISHED.  FORTUNATELY, THIS IS ONE OF THE STATUES THAT WAS SAVED FROM  DESTRUCTION. AN AMERICAN, LIVING IN GERMANY WHEN THE BERLIN WALL WAS TORN BACK DOWN, PURCHASED THIS STATUE AND SHIPPED IT BACK TO THE UNITED STATES (ALONG WITH 11 OTHERS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SAME CHURCH).  HE HAS ASKED ME TO SELL THEM FOR HIM.  THEREFORE, I WILL OFFER THEM WORLD-WIDE, AS I FEEL THAT MANY HISTORIANS AND COLLECTOR'S OF RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS WILL APPRECIATE BOTH IT'S SURVIVAL AND THE CONDITION IN WHICH IT STILL REMAINS. CIRCA: 1700'S. SIZE:  3 FEET, 2 INCHES TALL, 14 INCHES WIDE. WEIGHT:  50 POUNDS. CONSTRUCTION:  ONE SOLID PIECE OF WOOD....POLYCHROME PAINT CONDITION:  VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT.  THE COLORS ARE STILL VIVID.  THE BASE HAS A SMALL HAIR LINE CRACK AND, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES, THE PAINT THAT WAS USED HAS FADED PRIMARILY ON THE FACE OF THE MADONNA.   OTHER THAN THE PAINT FADING OVER TIME,  THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE STATUE. INSURANCE WILL BE REQUIRED AND BASED UPON THE WINNING BID. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING. NOTE:  THE OTHER STATUES WILL BE LISTED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. Place a Bid!