German Porcelain Shoulder Head Lady on Candy Box by Kister

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13" (33 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of lady with defined bosom,oval elongated head and throat with defined throat hollow,and having light brown sculpted hair with striated painting detail arranged in a variation of Grecian style,waved softly away from the face with additional horizontal arranged curls above the sculpted ears,forming into long narrow braids that are pinned up at the back,forming into a coiled chignon at the crown,but terminating in three long ringlet curls that fall forward from the crown. The coiffure is ornamented by a painted blue hair ribbon with gold edging. Her painted dark blue eyes are set in sculpted sockets and enhanced with red and black eyeliner and brown brows. She has an aquiline elongated nose with accented nostrils,and closed mouth with well-defined lips. Her firm armature body with porcelain lower arms and hands is wearing bronze-green velvet gown,and she stands atop an original card-paper candy box. Condition: generally excellent,3 finger tips chipped. Marks: (Kister blue symbol inside shoulder plate). Comments: A W. Fr. Kister,successor to Dressel and Kister,circa 1890,the candy box arrangement suggests the model was created for the French market. Value Points: outstanding detail of sculpting,very expressive features with elegant patrician presence,rare candy box attachment.