German Porcelain Miniature with Rare Wooden Articulated Body

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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted short hair drawn with feathered tendrils framing the forehead, painted blue eyes, black single stroke brows and upper eyeliner, closed mouth, wooden torso with shapely waist, wooden upper arms and legs with dowel-jointing, porcelain lower arms and legs, painted black flat shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare to find miniature doll, presented in oval bentwood box.