Antique Oil on Tin Jesus on Cross and Woman in Bed Mexican Ex Voto Retablo antique tool A simple but sweetly done

A simple but sweetly done whimsy chain with nice long links carved from one piece of wood

which I imagine Ed Mueller

I'm not exactly sure the origins of this impish bearded character

And with its pretty gold-toned wheat design in relief

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Antique Oil on Tin Jesus on Cross and Woman in Bed Mexican Ex Voto Retablo antique tool A simple but sweetly doneI always have an eye out for old retablos, but the old ones I really love are usually super pricey. I was thrilled to find this one then, which I believe is likely late 19th or early 20th century, and both a classic and super beautiful one I think. The text that once ran along the bottom, surely telling the story of this woman's miraculous healing, is either long ago faded away or painted over, which I believe only makes it better, placing all