German All-Porcelain Doll with Jointed Arms and Legs

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8 1/2" (22 cm.) All-porcelain doll with one-piece head and torso, black sculpted hair with scalloped curls framing the face, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, accented nostrils, closed mouth, peg-jointing at shoulders and hips, modeled curled fingers, tiny ankles and feet. Condition: generally excellent, small flakes at left thigh rim. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare jointed all-porcelain doll with excellent definition of musculature, pleasing pink tinted overall complexion.