Mid 19th Century. Large, Wood Carved, Saint Anthony with Christ (French).
 
A charming hand carved wooden statue depicting Saint Anthony of Padua with Child Jesus.

St. Anthony was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Patron saint of lost items, lost people, lost souls, amputees, animals, elderly people, fishermen, horses, lost articles, mail, mariners, oppressed people, poor people, pregnant women, shipwrecks, starvation and sterility.

At 153cm (5 feet tall), this fine quality carved, antique sculpture has an excellent patina garnered over decades.
 
CONDITION:
 
Wear commensurate with age. Glorious overall patina.
 
PROVENANCE:
 
From a Franciscan Monastery.