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Description
18" (46 cm.) Thick paste porcelain shoulder head
with modeled bosom,of adult lady with pink-tinted
complexion,very dark brown painted hair with long
loop curls waved over the ears (except just ear
lobe tips which peek beneath curls) and pulled
into a tightly-braided chignon at the back of her
head,painted facial features,blue upper glancing
eyes in well-defined eye sockets,red and black
upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,accented
nostrils of aquiline nose,closed mouth,old muslin
stitch-jointed body,porcelain arms to above the
elbows,wearing antique ivory satin gown and
matching bonnet,undergarments,necklace,leather
ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent.
Marks: (ink markings inside head). Comments:
Germany,circa 1850,a nearly identical model was
made by KPM. Value Points: rare dark brown
hair,rare coiffure,original body with original
porcelain hands that are exquisitely-sculpted.