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24" (61 cm.) Felt swivel head with oval face and elongated throat, pressed and oil-painted facial features, large blue painted eyes, grey eyeshadow, painted curly lashes, high arched brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, blonde mohair wig with formed ringlet curls, slender torso, stitch-jointed elongated arms and legs, feet posed for high heels. Condition: generally excellent, facial painting and coiffure near perfect, few small repairs in gown. Marks: Lenci (cloth tag in dress). Comments: Lenci, series 165 with distinctive face known as "Gish" model, circa 1930s. Value Points: the beautiful doll wears her original organdy gown with green and blue banding and applique felt roses, fancy feathered bonnet, undergarments, blue felt shoes. The actual doll is shown in the book, Lenci, The History and the Dolls, by Nancy Lazenby, page 63.