seen at the flea market -1's by plancarpin

L'Isle - France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur typical old santons (terracotta cast figurines, hand painted) representing the traditionnal provence life) They are also used to create nativity scenes, in the so called "creches" displayed in curches or home during Christmas santon means "little saint"

Uploaded: Oct, 27 2008 | Taken: Oct, 26 2008| Viewed: 27 times  | 4 votes Camera: Panasonic | Model: DMC-FZ50 | Exposure 10/500s, ISO 100 | FLength: 14mm | SW: Ver.1.0

pesu - Oct, 27 2008 05:10pm JP, every santon has his/her characteristic face. Are they common in many families? plancarpin - Oct, 31 2008 07:10pm Petra, yes each santon is handmade and wears different face and clothes. They are quite common in every family, in the south east of France, although quite expensive (average 30/35 EUR each) here the link in english from the most famous craftman, Claude Carbonnel in Marseille http://www.claude-carbonel.com/index.php pesu - Nov, 01 2008 06:11pm Thanks, JP, for this info. Have you got some? pesu - Sep, 24 2009 02:09pm JP, yesterday I went to a cousin's house and discovered 3 nice original santons there...