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Description
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with modeled
bosom,pale complexion,oval-shaped face with full
cheeks and chin,elongated throat,light brown
sculpted hair arranged away from face in
horizontal rolled curls in a very voluptuous
manner,and terminating in a double roll a the back
of head fastened with sculpted pin. Her ear tips
peek from beneath her hair,and there is a sculpted
posy of white flowers at the left side of her
head. She has grey down-glancing eyes,red and
black eyeliner,feathered brows,accented nostrils
of aquiline nose and closed mouth. She has a
muslin body with porcelain lower legs and Kister
porcelain lower arms with expressive fingers,and a
lovely antique costume. Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: attributed to A.W. Fr.
Kister,circa 1890. Value Points: regal expression
with finely appointed features,rare coiffure with
sculpted flowers.