#21

German Porcelain Doll with Articulated Wooden Body
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$2,100
sold
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Description
4" (10 cm). Pink-tinted porcelain shoulderhead with centerpart and hair looped around the ears into coiled bun at back of head, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, wooden articulated body with shapely waist, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, porcelain forearms and lower legs, painted orange flat shoes, antique costume included. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: diminutive doll with very rare coiffure and fully articulated wooden body.