German Porcelain Lady Doll with Ornately-Sculpted Black Hair

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19" (48 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with slender face and elongated throat,black sculpted hair drawn away from face and formed into rolled curls at the sides,and then gathered into an elaborate arrangement of curls at her neck that tumble onto her back shoulders and are clasped by a beaded hair ornament,painted bright cobalt blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with slightly upturned lip corners,old muslin stitch-jointed body with leather arms,sewn-on red muslin stockings,black kid boots,wearing beautiful antique blue taffeta dress with black silk fringe,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: rare model with beautifully-detailed feathering of hair at the sides of her forehead,brilliant large eyes.