#298

German Porcelain Half Doll in Original Lamp Presentation
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$1,700
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Porcelain half doll depicting a slender-bodied woman with very elaborately arranged brown hair with two long ringlet curls onto her shoulders, dramatically-painted facial features, arms outstretched with very long fingers, apple held in left hand, with original lamp attachment being covered by a layered skirt of sea shells. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1910. Value Points: rare half doll with exquisite sculpting and original shell skirt as lamp cover.