Late-18th-Century Wax Taufling Baby in Original Decorated Cradle

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7" (18 cm.) l. The pine wooden cradle has scrolled head and foot boards,nicely-shaped rockers and original forest green,burnt-red and cream painted finish with decorative floral designs. The cradle is fitted with its original bed linens,including a finely-woven silk pillow and matching silk- over-paper stock bed cover trimmed with peach silk ribbons and edging. A small wax taufling baby with lace-ruffled bonnet and painted features is resting in the bed; the baby's body is actually a flat-carved wooden form. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,late- 18th century,the taufling baby was known as "Fatschenkind". Value Points: very rare to find early doll in wonderfully-preserved condition.