#160

Neapolitan Villager Posed as Though Exclaiming
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$500
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12" (30 cm.) Polychromed terra cotta head, short black sculpted hair windblown forward, painted eyes, dark complexion, mouth modeled as though open with two rows of teeth, tow-wrapped posable armature body, painted green stockings, black shoes with red buckles, wearing original silk pants, woven vest, silk jacket. Neapolitan, early 1800s.