#173

Italian Felt Character, Series 450, by Lenci
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$900
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and oil-painted features, brown side-glancing eyes, painted curly upper lashes, brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, short blonde mohair bobbed wig, jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: very good, two small moth holes on costume. Comments: Lenci, series 111, model Q, late 1920s. Value Points: the little tyke wears original diamond-pieced felt romper suit, socks, green felt shoes, felt brimmed cap. The actual doll is shown in the book, Lenci, The History and the Dolls, by Nancy Lazenby, page 111.