Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood horse shaped piggy bank "Burial dolls" have continued to

"Burial dolls" have continued to be produced by contemporary indigenous and Mestizo cultures of the Andean region

The dial spins around with ease

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

I have enough French to get the gist of the text at left

I don't know anything about the origins of this small sundial

Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood horse shaped piggy bank "Burial dolls" have continued toI regret that I'm not much good at identifying saints, but what a wonderful painting! And definitely a very old one, pre 19th century I might guess. Such a beatific face, crowned and haloed, with two fingers of one hand pointing heavenward, the other holding a staff, and what looks like an open book to the right. And then this beautifully florally decorated, red lined cape. Thickly painted on wood panel and to my eye just beautifully aged, this makes