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Description
16" (41 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with elongated throat, black sculpted hair drawn away from her face and captured in a sculpted snood at the back of her head, edged with sculpted white boa and purple tassel, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, newer muslin body and porcelain limbs, costumed. Condition: head excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rare model with beautifully detailed painting including stippled feathering at the forehead hair rim.