Early German Paper Mache Doll with Wooden Articulated Body

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5.5" (14 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead with painted facial features, bright blue eyes, slightly smiling expression, original brunette wig in long looped braids at sides and back of head, all-wooden body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, painted fancy orange slippers with unusual painted lacing on calves, original costume, beaded necklace, hair band that extends over forehead and onto back of head. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:  Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rarity factors include original coiffure, wooden articulated body with fancy painted shoes.