German Porcelain Doll with Ringlet Curls and Rare Wooden Articulated Body

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9 1/2" (24 cm.) Pink tinted porcelain shoulderhead of slender-faced lady with elongated throat, black sculpted hair in long ringlet curls tumbling onto her shoulders, carved wooden body with shapely torso, dowel-articulated upper arms and legs, porcelain lower arms and legs with dowel attachment, the right fist is clasped, red flat shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare doll with all original wonderfully articulated body, beautiful coiffure and pink tinted complexion.