Rare German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Articulated Body and Original Gown

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8" (20 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head lady with black sculpted hair drawn in loops below her ears and captured in a chignon at the back of her head,painted facial features,small blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single-stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,wooden body with shapely torso,dowel-jointing at hips and shoulders,porcelain lower limbs with porcelain dowels at knees and elbows,painted flat red shoes and ribbons. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value Points: rarity factors include original articulated wooden body,rare coiffure,orignal costume.