#267

German Porcelain "Grape Lady" with Sculpted Snood
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$550
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead of slender-faced lady, elongated throat, black sculpted hair captured under a sculpted snood with gilt accents centered by a cluster of berries at crown, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, antique gown. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: excellent detail of decoration and accents on the rare model in appealing petite size.