#264

German Porcelain Half Doll of Lady in Pink Bonnet by Dressel and Kister
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$750
sold
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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Waist-up porcelain figure of nude lady with heart-shaped face turned to the right,elongated throat,grey sculpted hair in long flowing curls modeled away from her back shoulders and topped by a wide-brimmed flat bonnet with upturned front brim and decorated with magenta band and ribbons,arms modeled away from the body and folded modestly in front. She has blue bishops staff mark of Dressel and Kister. Excellent condition. Germany,circa 1900,superb hair sculpting and exquisite facial painting with brown eyes.