#348

German Porcelain Lady with Elaborate Coiffure and Expressive Features
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$700
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted hair waved away from her face in soft waves, braided coronet extends from behind each ear and tucked under pageboy curl at her nape, deeply-set eye sockets, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, elongated nostrils with outlined nostrils, closed mouth with slightly-upturned corners, replaced muslin body, porcelain lower limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: hard to find model with distinctive facial expression and coiffure, antique costume.