All-Original Grodnertal Wooden Doll with Rare Wig

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8 1/2" (22 cm.) All-wooden doll with heart-shaped face, one-piece head and torso with elongated throat and shapely waist, dowel-jointing at hips, knees, shoulders, and knees, painted complexion and black hair with swirling feathery curls at forehead under original human hair wig, painted outlined brown eyes, single-stroke brows, tiny nose. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1850. Value Points: all original doll with rare original wig over painted hair, multi-layered silk costume and tied on silk slippers.