Kauziamos
Jr. Member
- May 28, 2014
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help identify/date this statue of Mary I bought at an estate sale. The owner lived at the same house in Los Angeles his whole life and made it to 106! He was an artist who also had a large collection, much of it attained through trade...this Mary statue was out in his garden, I thought it had, I'll say, presence, so a bought it. Not something I would normally purchase. When I got home and really looked at it, the thought occurred to me that it could be much older than I realized. Like, it could possibly be a mission era church relic rather than a garden gnome. Probably a rediculous notion, but I felt it couldn't hurt to ask around. Thanks for looking.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help identify/date this statue of Mary I bought at an estate sale. The owner lived at the same house in Los Angeles his whole life and made it to 106! He was an artist who also had a large collection, much of it attained through trade...this Mary statue was out in his garden, I thought it had, I'll say, presence, so a bought it. Not something I would normally purchase. When I got home and really looked at it, the thought occurred to me that it could be much older than I realized. Like, it could possibly be a mission era church relic rather than a garden gnome. Probably a rediculous notion, but I felt it couldn't hurt to ask around. Thanks for looking.