Description
POUPEE DISEUSE DE BONNE AVENTURE, with unmarked bisque head and bust, closed mouth, fixed blue eyes, skin body in the upper part. In the lower part, a spindle-shaped silk robe covers multiple leaves written in pen and ink. They predicted the future in the manner of an ancient Sibyl who possessed knowledge and the gift of prophecy. Original, worn clothing with velvet jacket and pointed headdress. In her right hand, she holds a sign bearing the following inscription in pen and ink: "If truth charms you, come to me. I am the inspired Sibyl I know the destiny of all Of the small and the great, of subjects and Kings". Mounted on a turned natural wood base and presented under a globe. H. 67cm; H. 75cm (with globe) JCC Provenance: Dina Vierny collection, then by descent (according to oral information)
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POUPEE DISEUSE DE BONNE AVENTURE, with unmarked bisque head and bust, closed mouth, fixed blue eyes, skin body in the upper part. In the lower part, a spindle-shaped silk robe covers multiple leaves written in pen and ink. They predicted the future in the manner of an ancient Sibyl who possessed knowledge and the gift of prophecy. Original, worn clothing with velvet jacket and pointed headdress. In her right hand, she holds a sign bearing the following inscription in pen and ink: "If truth charms you, come to me. I am the inspired Sibyl I know the destiny of all Of the small and the great, of subjects and Kings". Mounted on a turned natural wood base and presented under a globe. H. 67cm; H. 75cm (with globe) JCC Provenance: Dina Vierny collection, then by descent (according to oral information)
