#187

Petite Neapolitan Lady with Sculpted Topknot and Royal Court Costume
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$950
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9" (23 cm.) Polychromed terra cotta head of slender-faced lady, brown sculpted hair loosely waved around her face and captured into a topknot, enamel downcast eyes, tow-wrapped posable armature body, carved wooden lower arms and legs, painted blue stockings and tan ankle boots, wearing silk harem pants and lavishly-trimmed gilt-threaded vest and jacket. Excellent condition, some fabric wear to jacket. Neapolitan, mid-1770s.