German Carved Wooden Black-Complexioned Man with Jointed Limbs

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17" (43 cm.) Carved one-piece wooden head and torso of slender- bodied black-complexioned man with carved facial features,dark enamel inset eyes,strong nose,closed mouth with defined space between the lips,defined throat hollow,carved dark brown flowing hair with flowing long ringlet curl at each side,and a long looped braid at the back,carved goatee,wooden arms with separately- sculpted fingers and dowel-jointing at the shoulders and elbows,wooden legs with dowel-jointing at the hips and knees,bare feet,original wooden stand. Condition: generally excellent,tips of left thumb and right baby finger broken. Comments: Southern Germany,late 18th century. Value Points: fine original finish on the rare figure,exceptional and unusual hair sculpting,fully- articulated body,original silk and velvet costume.