Rare Early German Porcelain Lady with Unique Coiffure and Modeled Hair Comb

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26" (66 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead with oval shaped face and elongated throat, black sculpted hair in centerpart, drawn softly over her ears and looped at the back into an extended braid that forms a five-coiled chignon, held by sculpted golden hair comb, painted facial features, blue eyes, black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented eye corners, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin firmly-stuffed cloth body with stitch-jointing, porcelain lower arms and legs, painted stockings with blue ties, black shoes, lovely antique silk gown, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, repair to lower right leg. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: rare coiffure and hair ornament lends added presence to the regal lady.