#65

Fine Early German Carved Wooden Doll with Fully-Articulated Body
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$900
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Carved wooden head with shapely torso,deeply-sculpted brown hair in deep waves captured at the back of her head with a double bun held by an orange band,brown enamel eyes,dark eye shadow,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,wooden arms and legs with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,expressively-posed fingers. Condition: generally excellent,paint rub on nose,finger tips chipped. Comments: Germany,late 18th/early 19th century. Value Points: fine artistry of carving,fully-articulated wooden body,original elaborate costume and coiffe.