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    Posted 8 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5042 items)

    I don't know anything about these pieces, except that she's very beautiful. i found these at an amazing yard sale i found today. I got a whole bunch of cool things. This is one. What are these pieces called? This one is signed 'Rose' on the bottom.

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      The only thing I know about her is she is really and truly BEAUTIFUL!!!!
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      thank you jscott! i agree!
    3. racer4four racer4four, 8 years ago
      She is amazing.
      Do you think she may have been (skillfully) hobby painted by Rose?
    4. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 8 years ago
      Very beautiful! I would suspect same as Karen, whoever created this is a talented painter. :)
    5. mikelv85 mikelv85, 8 years ago
      Pretty....She looks similar to the one I have Ho2...it's signed Marwal Ind Inc.

      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/152425-marwal-ind-inc-asian-beauty-10-chal?in=collection-2522
    6. Manikin Manikin, 8 years ago
      beautiful face !! love her
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      thank you Lisa, katherine, mikelv and Mannikin! whoever 'Rose' is, she did a wonderful job. this is the prettiest Marwal head i could find in a quick online search.
    8. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      Check out this one ...
      https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/216305482/vintage-bust-of-woman-in-headscarf?ref=market
    9. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      This one too ...
      https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/255738592/middle-eastern-or-eastern-indian-woman?ref=market
    10. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      It's got an Alexander Backer look to it .... but not chalk ware .... It's slip cast, no?
    11. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      yes, slip cast. thanks vetraio. i'll look up alexander backer now...
    12. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      From what I can see, the first link posted by vetra shows the very same woman. The mold looks to be exactly the same as yours, right down to the folds in the scarf and the crease of the part in the hairline. Yours is much, much prettier.
    13. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      thanks Efes! i agree.
    14. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      i'm pretty certain that this was a cast which got re-used and spread about, but was glazed, painted by many different people over the years. this one seems to have been painted by someone who is VERY good, and as Kevin says, modeled theirs after Alexander Backer. that's my conclusion. and i'm happy because the piece stands on it's own - with or without any particular artist attached to it.

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