German Porcelain Shoulder Lady Doll Known as "Madame Vignee-LeBrun" by Kister

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15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with very pale complexion and delicately blushed cheeks portrays a slender-faced woman with elongated throat,and very lushly sculpted light brown hair appearing as though casually arranged but actually quite deliberate. There are very full and generous curls around her face and above her sculpted ears,tendril curls at the sides of her forehead,a loosely coiled chignon at the crown,and a neatly wrapped roll at the nape,decorated with light blue hair ribbon with gold edging that appears at the crown and also above the nape roll. Her blue/grey eyes are enhanced with red and black upper eyeliner and feathered brows,She has accented lips and nostrils. Her muslin body has new porcelain legs and Kister porcelain arms with very expressive fingers,and she wears a pale green silk gown. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Kister blue symbol on shoulder plate). Comments: A.W,Fr. Kister,successor to Dressel and Kister,circa 1890,the doll portrays the 18th century French portrait painter,Madame Vignee-LeBrun,as she appeared in a self-portrait by that artist. Value Points: exquisite sculpting of the portrait doll with finest porcelain and painting,elaborate chignon.