#214

Five Miniature Grodnertal Wooden Dolls in Domed Arrangement
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$750
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3" (8 cm.) largest doll. 9" diam. base. Five miniature all-wooden dolls have one-piece head and torso,jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,painted complexion and facial features,and wearing original simple costumes. Condition: generally excellent except largest with well-worn paint on head. Comments: Grodnertal,circa 1840. Value Points: the five little dolls are posed on a wooden base with rich metal border,mirrored base to simulate a pond,a flowered-covered garland and mossy ground,with domed glass cover.