$36.95
Rural Policeman - Garde champêtre - Gardi
The village policeman announces the news (a town crier) and keeps the people informed of the laws of the land. He is a village authority as a representative of the law. He knows the village well, having been born there. He is known to all, important to all - everyone wants to be on good terms with him. He wears a distinctive two-cornered hat, a broad leather belt (a "baudrier"), with his drum slung across his shoulder.
Size #3 / Grande (the 3-1/2 inch - 9 cm size)
Made in France
Item No. 3C51
$37.00
This Provençal santon depicts a rabassier, the famous truffle hunter of southern France. Crouching, equipped with his pick, he has just unearthed a black truffle,...
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The black truffle pig or truffle sow (trueio rabassiero) accompanies the Rabassier (the truffle hunter) in his search. Thanks to his sense of smell, he locates truffles in the ground....
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This santon from Provence represents a seagull, or yellow-legged gull, with its bluish-grey coat, immaculate white body and yellow beak, perfectly identifiable by all inhabitants...