Rare Grodnertal Wooden Doll with Wooden Articulated Body and Original Costume

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9" (23 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece head and torso, elongated throat, shapely torso, heart-shaped face, black sculpted hair combed smoothly around the face into bow-trimmed bun at the nape, painted complexion and facial features, dark blue eyes, black eyeliner and brows, closed mouth, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, painted black ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, Grodnertal, circa 1850. Value Points: rare all-wooden doll with dowel jointing, original finish, original costume.