#183

German Porcelain "Medieval Series" Half Doll with Flowing Headdress by Dressel & Kister
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$2,400
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6" (15 cm.) waist to top of cap,12" overall. A porcelain waist-up figure of lady with slender torso framed by a sculpted gilt collar with decorative medallion,has brown sculpted flowing hair that extends to her mid-back and is covered by long flowing blue scarf and a tall cone-shaped hat with elaborate gilt,purple and blue decorations,with painted facial features,side-glancing grey eyes,and closed mouth. The doll has at attached carved wooden body with ball-dowel jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips,knees and ankles,and slender bisque lower arms. Excellent condition. Germany,from the Dressel & Kister Medieval Series,circa 1910,an extremely rare model with outstanding sculpting and decoration.