Petite German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Body

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4.5" (11 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with pink tinted complexion,black sculpted hair in long finger curls,painted facial features,wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders and hips,porcelain lower limbs with porcelain dowel-joints,painted red shoes,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: rare wooden- bodied doll with equally rare coiffure,exquisite painting of facial features,included is an all- porcelain baby of the same era.