The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
With rubbing, wear and losses to gilded and painted decoration overall. With areas of retouching and with craquelure overall to the painted and gilded decoration, particularly to the face as to be expected. With large cracks running form the back of her head through the hair, neck, and onto the proper right cheek and under her chin, with some tenting of the surface, and continuing on to the proper left side of the neck and then into the back of her head and hair; another possible repaired crack to the base visible form the back of the neck along the hair. The areas of tenting may benefit from restabilization. With scattered surface cracks and/or repaired cracks. With additional chips and wear especially to the base. With losses o the top of the head. With flaked ad chipped losses to the top of head along with a drilled hole.
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