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Vintage Porcelain Balloon Seller Figurine – Seated Woman with Basket
$40.00 USD
Vintage glazed porcelain figurine depicting a seated woman balloon seller holding a colorful cluster of balloons, with a flower basket resting at her side. The figure is modeled in a European folk-art style, with expressive facial features, layered clothing, and hand-painted details. The rich, glossy glaze and slightly naïve sculpting are characteristic of mid-20th-century decorative porcelain produced for the export and gift market. Balloon seller figures were popular genre subjects, evoking street life and nostalgia.
Often attributed broadly to Central European or Italian production; many examples were unmarked or only had paper labels originally.