#266

Diminutive Neapolitan Figure of Woman in Silk Costume
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$1,800
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$600 / $800
Description
12" (30 cm.) doll. 14" with stand. Posed standing upon original gold-leaf wooden platform is a polychromed terra cotta figure of worshipful woman, her head inclined to the side, sculpted brown hair captured in chignon and with long ringlet curls below each ear, enamel eyes gazing upward, closed mouth with defined teeth and tongue tip, elongated throat, tow-wrapped posable body, carved wooden lower arms and legs, bare feet, wearing original silk costume with richly encrusted metallic trim and edging. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Neapolitan, mid-1700s. Value Points: especially fine modeling and painting, original costume and pedestal stand.