Much Patinated Antique Silver Foil Italian Milagro / Ex Voto, Child Figure the little merchants with crab on one side

with crab on one side and grass on the other I think is an especially brilliant combo

plus large hazel or brown eyes

It seems that the American toy company Louis Marx & Co

8 7/8" long x approximately 7/8" wide and deep

Much Patinated Antique Silver Foil Italian Milagro / Ex Voto, Child Figure the little merchants with crab on one sideI found this and the other milagro I'm listing at an estate sale in Saratoga, NY, where it lived in the collection of a peace corps worker and world traveller. Late 19th very early 20th century and Italian, I believe, make of what I believe is silver, with a very rich patina, including some lovely blue green iridescence around head. Milagros ex votos like this were made as religious folk charms and used as votive offerings, frequently attached to