Ms. #434 is a large and lovely harem dancer by Dressel, Kister, and Company. Of excellent china and beautifully detailed and decorated, this 12 inch tall sultry sultana stands on a 1.5 inch tall wooden base. Although unmarked, she is pictured, posing on a similar wooden base, in a 1911 Dressel catalogue. Next to her is a silver cigarette case with an enameled picture of a nude in an almost identical pose. Dressel often copied popular paintings and postcards of the day, but so far I have been unable to locate the original image that inspired both the case and figurine.
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