#230

Grodnertal Wooden Doll with Dowel Jointing and Original Costume
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$3,000
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15" (38 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece carved wooden head and torso, heart-shaped head, elongated throat, painted black hair with grey shadowing around the face, tiny centered and painted facial features, blue eyes, closed mouth, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, painted red flat shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1830. Value Points: well-preserved original condition, unusual painting of hair details, wearing original gentleman's costume of 1830.