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Santos Glass Eyes

Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On
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Antique Late 19th Century Central American Spanish Colonial Sculptures a...

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Gesso, Wood

18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Late 19th Century Carved Spanish Colonial Christ Nino Santo with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century carved baby Jesus Santos with glass eyes and custom display stand. Handmade with
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Antique 19th Century South American Spanish Colonial Religious Items

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Gesso, Wood

19th Century wood Santos of a boy/child with glass eyes and articulated arms.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This charming piece has been in my collection for over 40 years. The articulated arms and glass
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Fabric, Glass, Wood, Paint

17th/18th Century Baroque Period Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Statue
Located in Forney, TX
inset colored glass eyes, original white robe garb and later wood rosary. Intricate and highly
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Antique Early 18th Century European Baroque Religious Items

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Hand-Painted, 19th Century, Naples Saint Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
glass eyes, sterling silver thread sandals, and a muslin, base garment.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Statues

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Sterling Silver

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Large Santos
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large male South American Santos with glass eyes and original jewels.
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Early 20th Century South American Religious Items

Large Santos
Large Santos
H 44 in W 13 in D 13 in
Superb Spanish Colonial Santa Maria Bastidor (Cage) Santo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb mid-19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes, articulated arms, jointed at
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures

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Wood

Enormous 19th Century Spanish Colonial Cage Santo - Bastidor
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large and impressive late 19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures

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Wood

A Large and Impressive Spanish Colonial Bastidor - Cage Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb mid 19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes, articulated arms - jointed
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures

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Wood

Spanish Caged Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Culver City, CA
Caged Doll/Santos. Wonderful unique color with glass eyes. Heavy original base.
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood, Glass

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Culver City, CA
Santos head, wood carving, finely detailed original painted surface, glass eyes, delicate features.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

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Wood, Glass

Italian Wood Carved Santos Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Culver City, CA
Santos head, wood carving, finely detailed original painted surface, glass eyes, delicate features.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

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Wood, Glass

19th Century Encased Folk Art Polychrome Santos Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mexican folk art baby Jesus Santos with nice detail including glass eyes and tin cut halo
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antiquities

18th Century Spanish School Saint Ursula the Martyr Santos Sculpture, Glass Eyes
Located in Atlanta, GA
iconography from this period. The saint is adorned in flowing robes with gilded accents, glass eyes
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Gold Leaf

Monumental Wood Santo Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wood sculptural Santo with glass eyes. Massive size. Great original paint and patina
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Vintage 1940s French Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Monumental Wood Santo Head
Monumental Wood Santo Head
H 25.5 in W 11.5 in D 12.5 in
Large Caged Santos Figure- Deep Blue
Located in Culver City, CA
Large caged Santos figure on carved base, glass eyes, deep blue paint, large hands.
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish 18th Century Painted Wooden Madonna/ Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and extremely rare wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes. Beautiful expression, Spain
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish 18th Century Painted Wooden Madonna/ Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and extremely rare wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes . Beautiful old color and great
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood

Italian Mannequin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Che bella donna! Beautiful hand carved wood and plaster "Santos" with glass eyes.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Statues

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Iron

Italian Mannequin
Italian Mannequin
H 67 in Dm 22 in
Impressive Antique Lifesize Immaculata Religious Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning antique 4 foot tall Immaculata (Bestows Good Fortune) Santos figure with glass eyes from
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

19th Century Santos
Located in Pomona, CA
19th-century wood carved glass eyes Santos standing on a plinth with cherub heads.
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

19th Century Santos
19th Century Santos
H 24 in W 9 in D 6 in
Spanish 18th Century Painted Wooden Madonna / Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes. Beautiful color and great expression, Spain, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish 19th Century Painted Wooden Madonna/ Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and extremely rare wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes. Beautiful expression, Spain
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Textile, Wood

Spanish 17/ 18th Century Painted Wooden Madonna / Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes. Beautiful color and great expression. Spain, 17
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish 17/ 18th Century Painted Wooden Madonna / Santos
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice wooden Madonna/Santos with glass eyes. Traces of multiple layers of old paint visible. Spain
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Wood

19th Century Wooden Spanish Colonial Bastidor, Cage Doll
Located in Pasadena, CA
. Wooden platform. Mid-19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes, articulated arms
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Religious Santo with Glass Eyes
Located in Tucson, AZ
19th century Religious Santos with glass eyes. Missing hands. Great patina.
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Life Size Wooden Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
glass eyes. The head comes off, so it can be mounted seperately, and the face paint has peeled and
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Early 20th Century Unknown Statues

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Wood, Paint

18thc Santos with Glass Eyes and Spread Arms in Old Paint
Located in Essex, MA
Carved wood bust of a saint with glass eyes and spread arms in original polychrome paint
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wood Santos Head
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos head with glass eyes.(ldd530/10)
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Glass, Paint

Carved Wood Santos Head
Carved Wood Santos Head
H 9 in W 4.75 in D 3.75 in
Spanish Colonial Santo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely sculpted mid 19th century articulated Santa Maria santo with inset glass eyes, jointed
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

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Wood

South American Female Santos
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual female santos with real hair, glass eyes and original jewelry.
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20th Century South American Statues

Large Antique Mexican Cage Santo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful, large 19th century bastidor (cage santo) with large inset glass eyes, slatted and
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures

Turn of the Century Santo of the Nino
Located in Pasadena, CA
Turn of the century carved Santo of the Nino with glass eyes and carved bone faces. Some loss of
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Early 20th Century Religious Items

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Glass

Charming 19th century Santo - La Purisima
Located in San Francisco, CA
inset glass eyes, the original orb base, silver clouds, and a large serpent underfoot.
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Spanish Colonial Articulated Santo - Santa Maria
Located in San Francisco, CA
glass eyes. Fully articulated - jointed at the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. Adorned with vintage glass
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Spanish COlonial Santo Fragment - San Jose
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely sculpted 18th century Spanish colonial San Jose santo fragment with large inset glass eyes
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Sculptures

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Wood

A good Spanish Colonial Cage Santo - Bastidor
Located in San Francisco, CA
shaped cage base. The santo features inset glass eyes, articulated arms - jointed at the shoulders and
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Rare Spanish Colonial La Purisima Santo with Original Orb Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive mid 19th century Mexican 'La Purisima' santo with articulated arms, glass
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20th Century Religious Items

1850 French Saint
Located in Paris, FR
a lovely french carved santos whith glass eyes circa 1850 Dim = 83 X 30 X 35 cm
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Antique 1850s French Religious Items

1850 French Saint
1850 French Saint
H 32.68 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Large Carved Wooden Statue of Saint Isidore the Farmer
Located in New Orleans, LA
This nearly life sized santos has beautiful glass eyes. The poly-chromed carving includes the tools
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Antique 19th Century South American Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Religious Hand-Carved Santo with Glass Eyes
Located in Tucson, AZ
Impressive tall 19th hand-carved religious Santo with glass eyes holding a scarf. Great patinated
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Glass

19th Century Santos Head Sculpture
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
. There were originally glass eyes which have long been gone, but their absence creates a haunting and
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Folk Art Religious Items

19th Century Santos Head Sculpture
19th Century Santos Head Sculpture
H 8 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in

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Italian 19th Century Carved Wooden Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice saint figure. Hand carved wood with glass eyes Italy, circa 1800-1850. Weathered, small losses.
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18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
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18th Century, Spanish Colonial Madonna/Saint Statue in Carved & Polychromed Wood
Located in Miami, FL
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Antique 18th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Religious Items

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19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Figure In Carved And Polychromed Wood
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Spanish Colonial wood and polychromed hand carved figure of a Santos or possibly Jesus. The practice of creating Santos figures began in Spain and they usually wore orna...
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
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Antique 17th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Santos Icon Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood

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At 1stDibs, there are several options of santos glass eyes available for sale. Each of these unique santos glass eyes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and gesso. Santos glass eyes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century.

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Prices for santos glass eyes start at $800 and top out at $5,500 with the average selling for $3,125.

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