#17

Rare German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Ribbon-Trimmed Snood
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with rounded plump face,very pale complexion,blonde sculpted hair drawn away from her face and captured in a black painted snood with glazed white ribbons,painted bright blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,lightly-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,antique muslin stitch-jointed body,antique handmade gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860,the model appears in porcelain as well as this unusual polished bisque material,and with several variations of decoration (see lots 97 and 98 this catalog). Value Points: rare model with well-painted and sculpted coiffure.