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QA-2026-025
Figural poreclain powder jar, model 3520
German porcelain powder jar with a removable lid topped by a female half-doll figure. The figure and container together form a decorative dressing-table accessory for holding face powder. Marked ‘Germany’ and numbered ‘3520’ on the base. Maker unidentified.
€ 55 margin scheme, VAT not separately charged
- Every mark photographed and transcribed below
- Condition stated in full, including what is wrong with it
- Posted insured and tracked from the Netherlands
- Return within 14 days if it is not as described
About this piece
On a dressing table, this porcelain lady kept face powder beneath the folds of her skirt. Lift her upper body and the ornamental figure becomes a useful little container. That playful relationship between appearance and purpose is its charm: even a private, everyday routine offered an opportunity for a little theatre.
Details
| Object | powder jar |
|---|---|
| Material | porcelain |
| Country | Germany |
| Maker | unknown |
| Period | Art Deco, c. 1925–1935. |
| Style | Art Deco |