#249

Rare German Porcelain Shoulder Head Lady as Tea Cozy
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$1,300
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with oval face,elongated throat,modeled bosom,her head tilted upward,having sculpted grey hair in 18th century style coiffure,painted grey eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,heavy eyelids,closed mouth with full lips,muslin torso and attached to original wire-framed tea-cozy base (with later added legs under the frame),bisque arms with expressively-posed fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1910. Value Points: exquisite sculpting of head,original porcelain arms,original tea cozy frame and costume.