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Friday, 9 November 2012

How to Get a Head in Design

Posted on 21:00 by Ashish Chaturvedi
This would have been great for a Halloween post...alas, someone named Sandy interrupted us. Perfect for the decorator with an appreciation for the eccentric comes this hyper-realistic German porcelain bust of a man.
life size @ around 12" tall
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