#16

German Porcelain Half-Doll with Original Shell Skirt Lamp by Dressel & Kister
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$800
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Waist-up nude porcelain lady inclined to the side with arms posed as though dancing, sculpted grey hair, dramatically-painted facial features, attached to original wire underframe designed as lamp shade, which is covered with a plenitude of iridescent shells that form a skirt, and holding a garland of tiny shells. Excellent condition. Germany, Dressel, Kister & Co, circa 1912.