#420

German Porcelain Lady with Braided Chignon
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$2,600
sold
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Description

18" (46 cm.) Slightly pink tinted porcelain shoulder head with oval face, elongated throat, black sculpted hair loosely looped over the ears and ending in a tightly braided chignon at the back of her head, painted facial features, muslin body (recovered), porcelain lower arms, antique gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, right hand restored. Comments: Germany, circa 1860, an identical coiffure to the preceding lot with less hand-pressed detail.