A beautiful early doll or statue of a woman from the late 19th century made of wood with original paint. She has rosy pink cheeks and peach color skin, brown for her head top. A great teal blue color dress drapes her chest, waist and leg tops. She has a place where posts would have held her arms, though she has no arms nor legs now. Her paint is chippy in a few places on her forehead, her nose has no paint just the wood shows which may have been replaced. She is missing a portion of her ear. In all, I think she looks much better in person than my photos depict and is really beautiful for her age. I think she would look lovely dressed in antique clothing. Some of the gesso shows under the paint at the edge of her leg and the whitish chippy marks on her face is gesso. She is not “touched up” that I can tell. Her eyes are milk glass with black pupils, her left eye is imbedded further with a slight variation to it, possibly an old repair or just oddly settled inside. Someone made a newer base for her to display in their collection. Her colors are much deeper in person, I have an abundance of sunlight which tends to lighten or glare on my photos. An unusual Early Wooden Female Figure with original paint similar to the Early crèche figures, Santos or Cage Doll sculpted statues, possible made in Spain or Portugal. She measures 9″ tall with additional 1.5″ height of base. Have a look at my other Auctions and my ME page to view my Teddy Bear Collection from AFewGoodBears. As Always, Thank You For Looking.
