#233

Neapolitan Man in Chair with Violin
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$2,200
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Description
13" (33 cm.) seated. 16" standing. Polychromed terra cotta shoulderhead of man with upturned head, black sculpted windblown hair, enamel eyes, open mouth, teeth, tongue, tow-wrapped posable armature body, carved wooden lower arms and legs, wearing simple peasant costume and posed seated in rush-seat wooden chair holding a wooden violin. Excellent condition. Neapolitan, mid-1700s.