Superb Early Wooden Fully-Jointed Doll with Original Costume

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19" (48 cm.) All-wooden doll with heart-shaped face and elongated slender throat,one piece head and torso with modeled bosom and high waist,rounded crown of head accentuating the black painted hair with elaborate details of curls onto her forehead,painted ivory complexion,pale green eyes with detailed-threaded and painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,aquiline nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth,blush spots on cheeks and chin,elongated limbs with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,well-defined fingers,painted yellow slippers with black outline,and wearing original coral velvet and metallic lace gown over ivory satin,with paillette-trimmed braid,worn silk pantalets tied at the ankles. Condition: generally excellent,finish well-preserved except one vertical paint-split on each cheek. Comments: Circa 1830,believed to be for the French market,the actual doll is presented in a full-page photograph in The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls by Theimer,described as "articulated wooden Parisienne doll,Empire era". Value Points: superb carving of the large poupee is especially evident in her profile view,her beautifully sculpted face and throat are clearly patrician in her breeding.