Featured St. Peter Carved Stone Figurine

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  1. Betty Boop

    Betty Boop Active Member

    Found at an estate sale, I think one of the guys was some type of minister. The stone has a porous, scratchy, sandy feel. Measures about 5 1/2" tall. Any ideas about this piece? Thanks so much in advance!
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    Betty Boop, Aug 13, 2022
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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Not finding it with a quick online search, but idle guess is it is a cathedral souvenir, the original being a jamb figure.
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    looks like a mold of some kind, imo
     
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  4. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Made me think of those little figurines that you bury in your yard to help sell your house quickly... but that's St. Joseph! :rolleyes:

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  5. Betty Boop

    Betty Boop Active Member

    I found this image online linked to a Christie's auction, but there was no further info attached to the image IMG_5505.jpeg
     
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I love it ! So tactile. Id guess he has a little bit of age,but of course he might have sat in a garden for 20 years.
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Reproductions of these Medieval-inspired figures were popular in the 1960s/1970s.

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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    that's worth further study.....or an email to the auction house !!;)
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They used to make these in France, probably still do. Based on Romanesque statues in places like Vézelay or Arles.
    Google Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay, or Saint Trophime, Arles for gorgeous Romanesque carvings.:)
     
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  10. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    While I would have also grabbed it I would vote for not very old.
     
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