ceramic Art Deco bust identification help

hello all

any help at all with peice would be appreciated , ceramic bust , made to look bronze but is ceramic.

approx 1.5 ft tall with no makers marks

quite heavy

Is that felt on the base? If so I'd remove it and check for marks.
If it's a soft white earthenware I'd look around Portugal-Italy areas.

thanks naomi

not signed but yes a creamy white colour

I've seen a few heads that were made in Italy in the 60-70s for ladies shop displays - hats & wigs. (they may still be making them). This looks the sort of thing that would have been sold to gents outfitters. It may explain the scuffing round the brow ridge.

Is it hollow or solid?

If you google ceramic mannequin head you'll see a few, although not this particular one.

thanks naomi

studio pots , its hollow

Then it is mostly likely for the kind of use that Naomi says. If it had been solid then it could have been a sculptor's plaster cast.

It is stylish and really the price, if you did sell it, would depend on that rather than where it was made.

thanks studio pots, got a friend who owns a vintage clothing shop so i might sell it to him

unfortunatly i will have to go easy on him price wise...

Spotted another one last September.  just come across the photos again. Unfortunately not marked