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Two German Porcelain Half Dolls by Dressel Kister
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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Each is waist-up porcelain figure of adult nude lady with elegantly posed head and arms,one with flowing waist-length hair that is topped by a wide-brimmed lavender bonnet with purple bow; and the other with very formally-arranged coiffe in the late 18th-century style,a letter held in her left hand. Each with blue bishop?s staff marking. Excellent condition,small flake on edge of purple ribbon. Dressel Kister,circa 1900. Property of the Strong Museum.