#25

Early Grodnertal Wooden Doll with Carved Yellow Tuck Comb
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$600
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Description
11" (28 cm.) One-piece carved wooden head and torso with heart-shaped face,elongated throat,black painted hair with arranged spit curls around the forehead and a sculpted yellow tuck comb at the crown,painted facial features,tiny brown eyes,brows,closed tiny mouth,peg-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,painted orange shoes,wearing antique gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,nose tip rub. Comments: Grodnertal,circa 1840. Value Points: original painted finish with lovely painted curls,wonderful early costume.