Today I took a one-day sabbatical from my office job to attend Landscape Ontario's Expo with my friends. It's a three-day trade show for people in the industry ~ showcasing things like Landscape Designers, Garden Centres, Fountains & Water Features, Lawn Furniture, etc. I mainly went for the chance to have a visit with my friends. It was an opportunity to chat and catch-up while walking around perusing all the wares. I never imagined to see these!
I realize these ladies are reproductions ~ I've seen this same style before.
But the real ones are hard to come by! Maybe even impossible here in this part of Ontario as I've searched for a couple of years now and have never so much as even set my eyes upon a reproduction.
I paid less than one-third of what I've seen other reproduction Santos Cage Dolls listed for ~ and those all ship from the USA.
These babies were definitely coming home with me!
They now stand proudly, flanking either side of the fireplace.
Cheers ~ Lisa ~
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oh my words they are gorgeous. I'm so glad you didn't do what many would have and paint them. They are gorgeous in their true state. Nice find. Hugs. Tammy
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great find! They look fabulous flanking your fireplace.
ReplyDeleteGreat finds!!!theyre perfect.
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ReplyDeleteI do love your Santos dolls and they look amazing by your fireplace! I posted about Santos dolls in one of my first posts- they have such a beautiful look and yours are so charming together! Great finds!! Looks like they are fairly good size too!! You could even add wings for the holidays! :)
Wow! Those dolls are to DIE for. I love them!They look simply wonderful beside your fireplace. I have seen these in catalogs and such before but yours truly look even more wonderful! So glad you had a good day with your friends!
ReplyDeleteLisa those are so fantastic looking. I've never seen anything like them before. They look right at home next to your fireplace.
ReplyDeleteYou are one lucky lady, always in the "right place at the right time!".
Chris
Wow, what a fabulous find!! Love the show you went to also, what fun that would have been!
ReplyDelete♥Sharon
Those are so interesting and unique, I love them!
ReplyDeletetreasuresOctober 20, 2010 at 2:51 PM
These dolls look great flanking your fireplace!
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with them; but these are beauties!
~ Julie
Hello my friend, the dolls are gorgeous they look fabulous at your home!
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Charo
Your Sontos Dolls are perfect! I love where you put them and their size -- they make a great statement. You lucky dog...
ReplyDeleteAren't the finds discovered unexpectedly the best of surprises! I have never seen Sontos Dolls before. They had a nice vintage touch to your living room.
ReplyDeleteInteresting garage sale find as well!
I've also never seen anything like these before, but I agree that they're best left in their current condition. They look great!
ReplyDeleteI, in fact, just did a search on them. I'd really like to find a small one to hold necklaces and such...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hostas advice! I knew I could count on you!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for a Santos for years! What a fabulous find and they look perfect next to your fireplace! Found your lovely blog through Pamela.
Hi, can you tell me the name of the business that sold these to you?
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