#277

Lady with Rare Modeled Bonnet
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$1,000
sold
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Description
14" (35 cm). Paper mache shoulderhead with cameo- shaped face and elongated throat,sculpted black finger curls arranged under brown bonnet with green band,muslin body,antique costume. Condition: original finish albeit craquelure on hat and hair. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value Points: early model with rarer sculpted bonnet,deeply defined facial modeling.