Yes, I found a couple more neat religious items this week. The first I found at a thrift store. It's a vintage 7" carved wood sculpture of a saint. Very lightweight. Doesn't appear to be really special. After a bunch of research I am pretty sure it is a piece made by the company ANRI. ANRI is a very old company in Italy that makes carved wood pieces. I put it up at auction and already have a bid after just a few hours.
The second is a set of two vintage carved wood plaques of two figures praying. They are about 12" in height. The one has a feather in his hair which to me indicates American Indian but I don't really associate Christianity with American Indians? Or maybe praying with hands together isn't just Christian. Any thoughts? I haven't done much research on these yet but they are very cool looking. I found one similar pair on ebay. I haven't listed them yet.
I had ZERO sales this weekend and haven't had a sale yet today on Monday either. Gulp. I thought things were looking up. It's given me lots of time to list though which I have been doing…religiously.
Looks like Thai woodcarvings to me. They are greeting one another with a "wai". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_greeting
ReplyDeleteThank you Ivy! I instantly found some similar items using the information you gave me :)
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ReplyDeleteGreat finds! I hope they do well for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorraine! My interest in religious items is all due to your blog post. I've found it very interesting.
DeleteOh yay! As you find they're good sellers, you'll really get into it. You may want to start a research file on patron saints and other religious terminology. It helps to use whatever you can find and put it in your descriptions. Good luck! I'm excited for you!
DeleteThat's a good idea.
DeleteI did some research on the one I found. Elizabeth was written on the bottom which gave me a place to start. She's St Elizabeth and the story behind her sainthood was really interesting. The miracle of the roses. She was carrying food to the poor. Food she took from her in-laws against their wishes. She was intercepted by her husband who asked what was under her mantle. When she revealed it their was a bouquet of roses there instead of the food.
I'd say Balinese based on the male headress https://www.google.com.au/search?q=balinese+mens+headwear&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=675&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=DCBjVOGDIeGwmwWf2oGYCg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. I think I'll just leave it for now. Maybe change it to Asian or Far East since I don't know for sure.
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