Early German Wooden Doll with Modeled Bosom and Painted Shoes

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28" (71 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece carved wooden domed head and torso, heart-shaped face with well-defined chin and jawline, sculpted ears, strong nose, defined eye sockets, painted blue eyes, dark upper eyeliner, closed mouth, blushed cheeks, black painted pate, defined throat hollow and sculpted low-cut neckline designed for high-waisted fashion dresses, slender elongated torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, well-defined fingers, slender legs with painted stockings and black-edged yellow shoes. Condition: structurally excellent, original painted details with some rubs on face and pate. Comments: Germany, circa 1800. Value Points: notable distinctive shaping of face and torso, regal presence, defined bodice, and presented in original wooden box base. The doll is shown in The Rose Unfolds by Rosalie Whyel and Susan Hedrick, page 9.