#24

German Porcelain Half Doll of Young Girl with Bouquet by Kister
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4" (10 cm.) Porcelain half doll depicting a young girl with grey sculpted hair arranged with topknot and ringlet curls decorated with a yellow bow,having a sculpted white draped shawl over a green bodice and small yellow bows at her wrists,a gold beaded necklace,and with arms delicately extended forward,a bouquet of colorful pansies held in her right hand. Excellent condition,some few typical flakes on Dresden petals. The model appeared on the cover of The Collector's Encyclopedia of Half Dolls by Frieda Marion and Norma Werner. Stamped with Kister blue mark. Germany,circa 1910.