Early German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Articulated Body and Pressed Tin Sofa

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5 1/2" (14 cm.) doll. Lightly-tinted porcelain shoulderhead boy with side-parted painted black hair, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, closed mouth, all-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, wearing antique boy's belted suit. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare doll with wooden articulated body and original costume. Included is early pressed tin sofa in painted faux-wood-grain and black upholstery, with silk tufted upholstery and pillows.