Grand Grodnertal Wooden Doll w/Detachable Tuck Comb and Elaborately Carved Hair

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39" (99 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece carved head and upper torso,heart-shaped face and very elongated throat,chip-sculpted brown (originally black) hair with shaded detail around the face and painted delicate tendrils of curls in front of each sculpted ear,the hair arranged in a braided detail around the crown and having a hole for insertion of separately sculpted decorative tuck comb,fully-sculpted ears,painted features,pale blue painted eyes in well-defined eye sockets,black upper eyeliner,painted lower lashes,feathered brows,closed mouth with defined lips,swivel waist,dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and legs,left hand carved in a unique style with joined finger and thumb tips designed to hold an object,painted flat shoes,Condition: artistically-accomplished professional repainting of hair and some facial features,overall excellent condition with some minor flaking of paint,structurally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal,early 1800s. Value Points: exceptionally fine early doll with exquisitely-sculpted hair,detachable hair ornament,very rare luxury size,swivel waist,unique hand shape,and wearing fine early costume and undergarments.