#119

Regal German Porcelain Lady with Braided Chignon
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$1,600
sold
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulderhead with oval face and elongated strong throat, black sculpted hair looped over her ears and captured in a braided chignon at the back of her head, painted blue eyes, white eyedots, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, circle accents at nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, porcelain arms, antique silk costume, undergarments, leather shoes, necklace. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: regal presence is enhanced by subtly tinted complexion and gentle expression on the rare model.