#5

Neapolitan Bald-Head Man with Early Wooden Tray Table
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Polychromed terra cotta shoulderhead, enamel eyes, impressed facial wrinkles, strong nose, tow-wrapped posable armature body, carved wooden lower arms and legs. Excellent condition. Neapolitan, mid-1700s, rare model with very demonstrative expression enhanced by artistic painting.