Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll old wooden mold On the bottom are triangular

On the bottom are triangular slabs in each corner

The basket

so lovely that I just couldn't pass them by

"Hers" measures 4" wide x 2 1/2" deep x 5 3/4" tall

Rings are 3" in diameter

Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll old wooden mold On the bottom are triangularOh, such a charming one! And quite an old one, late 19th century I'd think, wonderfully worn and smoothed with what surely has been a lot of handling, and I'd guess a fair amount of dancing, too. I really love the features of the hand drawn face, eyebrows merging into nose and then great little pursed mouth with upturned corners, and a chin drawn below, plus a full head of hair. The wide chest, narrow waist, wider hips, and gracefully tapered arms