#74

Early German Porcelain Lady with Deeply Set Eyes
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$550
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26" (66 cm.) Thick paste porcelain shoulder head with rounded facial modeling, black sculpted finger curls, painted blue upper glancing eyes in deeply set eye sockets, red and black eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line,(new) muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain lower limbs, antique tulle gown, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1865. Value Points: very fine detail of sculpting and slight pink tinted complexion lend a realistic look.