Tuesday, January 13, 2015

213. Retro-Santo: THE FRIENDLY LADY OF ORANI

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OUR LADY OF ORANI, The Miraculous Lady of the Holy Rosary. ca.1950s photo  Source: The National Catholic Almanac ALMANAC OF THE MOST ...
Saturday, December 20, 2014

212. ANGELS OF LIGHT

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ANGELS OF LIGHT, MY GUARDIANS DEAR. Two midcentury angels holding pole lamps, now restored. ca. mid-50s, early 60s.  Another great find ...
Friday, November 21, 2014

211. Perfect Combinations: SANTOS AND NINOS

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ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, Feast day, June 21. Patron saint of young students, Chrsitian youth, plague sufferers.  A gallery of ivory statuar...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

210. AN IVORY NIÑO DORMIDO FINDS A DOME FOR A HOME.

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THE LITTLE LORD JESUS LAY DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD. A 7 in. antique ivory Nino sleeps on a new brass crib with  a canopy decorated with old mot...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

209. FAMILY FIRST: A Folk Urna From Ilocos

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FAMILY FIRST: A Folk Urna From Ilocos  I remember the moment when I acquired my first antique urna, complete with the figures of Joseph...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

208. OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, Santissimo Rosario Parish, U.S.T.

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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, Santissimo Rosario Parish, U.S.T. ca. 1960.   The 1960 celebration of the Feast our Lady of the Most Holy Rosa...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

207. HOLY FAMILY: Ivory Carving Style In Transition

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HESUSMARIOSEP! An antique ivory grouping of the Holy Family, 13 inch., tallest figure, dressed manikin figures,  ivory face masks, ivory h...