#149

German Porcelain Half Doll "Lady with Elaborately-Decorated Head-Dress"
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$200
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Description
5" (13 cm.) Waist-up porcelain figure of nude lady,having formally-arranged grey curls that are topped by a white turban that is hidden under a bounty of decorations including four roses and leaves,gilt hair comb,and a purple plume,with dark outlined eyes,slender torso and arms that are extended away from her body. Excellent condition except two fingers missing on right hand,Incised 22680. Germany,circa 1910. Property of the Strong Museum