Rare German Carved Wooden Doll as Gentleman with Side-Parted Hair

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20" (51 cm.) Carved wooden shoulder head, carved and painted black hair with detailed chip carving suggesting curls at the back of head, and smoothly painted side-parted short hair at the front with stippled curls onto the cheeks, sculpted ears, painted complexion and facial features, outlined blue eyes, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with full lips, blushed cheeks, old muslin body with carved wooden lower legs, painted blue shoes, spoon hands, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare carving of hair depicting gentleman.