Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gold Plated Silver Foil Italian Mask Ex Voto / Milagro corner grocery I purchased these at Brimfield

I purchased these at Brimfield from a dealer with whom I talked about old blocks for a good 20 minutes--he

and very much capturing the spirit of the creature

There are just few bristles missing (one hole's worth)

but sure hope it gave some satisfaction to the Frederick Porter who signed it on the floor board of the wallpapered room glimpsed downstairs

I just love the stoic expression of the face of this little carved man

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gold Plated Silver Foil Italian Mask Ex Voto / Milagro corner grocery I purchased these at BrimfieldSuch a beauty! I found this and the other milagro I'm listing at an estate sale in Saratoga, NY, where it lived in the collection of a peace corps worker and world traveller that, fittingly, included an abundance of carved masks. Late 19th very early 20th century and Italian, I believe, make of what looks like silver foil with a gold finish on the face of it. To my eye just a gorgeous thing, made all the more special by a signature on reverse