Rare German Porcelain Lady Doll with Superb Sculpting

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22" (56 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of lady with elongated oval face and throat,slightly-pink- tinted complexion,shaded blonde sculpted hair waved away from her face and captured in a black sculpted snood,with decorative green,purple and white sculpted feathers and tassels,blue painted downcast eyes in deeply-set eye sockets,heavily-modeled eyelids,red and black upper eyeliner,brown brows,closed mouth,old muslin stitch-jointed body with leather arms. Condition: an old hairline extends from right front shoulder to throat,chips at two corners of shoulder plate. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: the rarity of the model is rivaled by the superb quality of sculpting,very expressive features and fancily-decorated rare coiffure.