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Description
17" (43 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with slender face and very elongated throat,midnight-brown painted hair with shaded feathering details around the forehead,her hair waved back into a looped coronet at the back with escaping curls onto her nape,with three colorful sculpted flowers behind each ear,painted blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,one-stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,kid lady body with shapely torso and mitten-style hands,antique bronze/green silk gown,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,complexion blemish above left eye brow. Comments: Germany,circa 1850,the model known as "Morning Glory Lady" was created by several firms during the mid-19th century,believed to inspired by the beloved Austrian Empress known as Sissi. Value Points: rare petite size with extraordinary regal presence,beautifully painted and detailed hair.