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Description
17" (43 cm.) Carved wooden head and upper torso, sculpted black hair in deeply-combmarked tendrils away from face into coiled chignon at the back, painted facial features, blue eyes with upper eyeliner, painted lashes, accented nostrils, closed mouth, all-wooden body with swivel waist, swivel-jointing at mid-thighs, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees; the torso and legs covered with a tightly-affixed kid cover. Condition: very good/excellent, some typical light scuffs on face, finish on arms worn. Comments: Germany, circa 1865. Value Points: rare model with distinctive construction of body.