#142

Neopolitan Terra Cotta Figure in Original Costume
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$450
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm). Terra cotta figure portrays adult man with short brown hair, sculpted beard and moustache, painted facial features, closed mouth with painted teeth, hemp-wrapped body, terra cotta hands and lower legs with painted stockings and black shoes. CONDITION: Generally excellent. COMMENTS: Mid-19th century. VALUE POINTS: Wonderfully preserved condition of the Neopolitan figure wearing original silk costume (the jacket is lined with old Italian script paper).