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Description
16" (41 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head
of adult lady with perfectly oval face and
elongated throat,painted blue eyes,red and black
eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils and
eye corners,and closed mouth with center accent
line. Her painted black hair has a center-part
with softly scalloped curls framing her face,side
poufs,and a tightly braided chignon at the back of
her head. She has a muslin stitch-jointed body and
porcelain lower limbs,the legs having unusual bare
legs above mid-calf sculpted white stockings and
black heeled boots,and she is wearing an antique
costume comprising print cotton blouse,green
woolen skirt and undergarments. Condition:
generally excellent,few paint rubs on chignon.
Marks: 4 (inside shoulder plate). Comments:
Germany,circa 1875. Value Points: well-detailed
coiffure,pink tinting,antique costume,unusual
painting of lower legs.