Outstanding Southern German Carved Wooden Gentleman in Original Costume

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34" (86 cm.) All-carved wooden doll with one-piece head and torso, strong jawline and well-defined nose, well-defined eye sockets with painted brown eyes accented by brown upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, stern expression on the closed mouth, pointy chin with painted moustache, glued-on curly hair, cloth-padded torso, dowel-jointed shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles, carved oversized hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Southern Germany, circa 1800. Value Points: finely preserved original condition, superb carving with excellent definition of facial planes, full body articulation including ankles, and wearing fine original costume of homespun linen and silk, and with original heavy leather shoes.