Well, I guess my post title isn't exactly correct, considering the only thing about her that is actually turtle-esque would be the shell, but still-- this is a rare, early 1900's antique German bisque "bathing beauty" figurine, also referred to as a "naughty lady", as you will see when you remove the top half of her dainty turtle shell. Made by number of different companies, so she's a little hard to pinpoint exactly here (plus, no visible markings), m'lady could be used as a small trinket box, and was actually produced in a variety of revealing styles, some with her bloomers closed and completely covering her bare arse, as well as another variation with a little brown teddy bear laid across her exposed backside cleavage. This would have been a instant no-brainer purchase for me except the steep price tag (once again) waging war alongside some rather unfortunate, sloppy painted facial features. Still a neat find, and wonderful to see and hold one in my hand after years of ogling pictures of them in collector books and online antique sites.
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