German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Articulated body

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6" (15 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with black sculpted hair in uniform finger curls,pink-tinted complexion,painted blue eyes,painted red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,closed mouth,wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders and hips,porcelain lower arms and legs with porcelain dowel attachments,black painted flat shoes,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860. Value Points: beautifully-preserved doll with very rare wooden body.