#166

French Art Deco Porcelain Powder Box with Stylized Figure
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$350
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Description
6 1/2" (17 cm.) h. 8" width. A large porcelain powder box features a highly-stylized woman with tightly-captured topknot coiffure and two side curls,dramatic eye-liner and brows,red bow-shaped lips,her arms outstretched to reach the edges of her skirt which forms the lid and base of the box; the costume in midnight black with vibrant floral decorations and red banding. Excellent condition. Unmarked,although an identical model with decorative variation is known to bear the French Robj. markings. French,circa 1920s. From the Vicki Lee Little Collection.