An Antique Hertwig All-Bisque Figural Bathing Belle Vase with Coralene Accents

Used as either a vase for posy or a tobacco pipe rest, this starfish-bandeaued bathing belle, raising her svelte legs, splays the lanceolate blades of her seaweed skirt. Her glistering, coralene-clustered garment has, unfortunately, incurred damage; prior to my procuring the piece from an out-of-doors marketplace, she was crudely repaired. Even with her sullied midsection and negligible loss of glass scales, I found myself unable to depart without the delightful German nymph.