$1,600
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
12" (30 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece head and shapely high-waisted torso,dowel-
jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,black painted hair with swirling curls around the
face and sculpted yellow tuck comb at the crown,painted complexion and facial features,blue
eyes,black upper eyeliner,closed mouth,ears pierced into head,painted red shoes. Condition:
original finish albeit extensive craquelure on face of both dolls. Comments: Grodnertal,circa
1840. Value Points: good early doll with beautifully-shaped body and wearing early cotton
costume,holding a miniature Grodnertal doll with jointed limbs and original costume.