SML-244 Our Lady of LaLeche
SML-244 OUR LADY OF LALECHE
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| reference numbers | SML-244: Our Lady of LaLeche (M) |
| description | lady with child on lap |
| dimensions | height = 3 3/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics:
Art
& Sculpture Reproductions Commercial Religious Figures & Themes Series: None |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
1954/1956/- |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | PI for Mission of Nombre de Dios (500 made) plus 300 more made for store distribution (total of 800) |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | 250/275 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. The Mission of Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Florida wrote Baston with a photo of the statue of Our Lady of LaLeche in their mission courtyard. He created 800 miniature replicas, 500 for the mission and 300 on speculation for his own stores. There is a small cross on top of the Lady's crown.
(Author's Note: In 1981, the author received a telephone call from the mission gift shop manager attempting, 27 years later, to place an order for another 100 pieces. I told her the miniatures were now selling at auctions for over $150. She said the original price for 500 miniatures was $1.75 each!)From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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