#141

Neopolitan Carved Angel with Original Costume
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$2,000
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Description
16" (40 cm). Carved wooden figure of angel with brown enamel eyes, painted eyeliner and brows, aquiline nose, closed mouth with center accent line, long brunette hair, wooden cone-shaped skirt form, hemp-wrapped arms, carved hands with expressively posed fingers. CONDITION: Very good, finish on hands worn. COMMENTS: Continental, mid 19th century. VALUE POINTS: The figure wears original silk gown with metallic threads, feather wings, original velvet covered base, early French newspaper backing on gown.