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Description
32" (81 cm.) One-piece carved wooden head and upper torso, oval-shaped face with pointy chin, very elongated throat, sculpted ears, sculpted hair with painted curls around the forehead, deeply-defined hair including a narrow braid that criss-crosses at the back of head and loops around the high decorative comb at her crown, painted brown eyes in defined sockets, painted lashes and brows, aquiline-shaped nose, closed mouth, defined chin, sculpted yoke with painted floral decorations, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, swivel waist, painted green slippers with black edging. Condition: structurally excellent, very fine light restoration of painted features is possible. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1830. Value Points: exceptionally rare and luxurious grand size with artistic sculpting, rare swivel waist, elaborate coiffure, decorative yoke, and having original early costume comprising gown, undergarments, silk slippers, jewelry. The doll was featured by Estelle Johnston in an article "Unusual Dolls" in the Summer 1995 issue of Doll News, and in the book, Rare and Lovely Dolls of Two Centuries, page 78, by John Darcy Noble.