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Description
24" (61 cm.) Felt swivel head with oval face and elongated throat, pressed and oil-painted facial features, blue side-glancing eyes, white eyedots, dark eyeshadow, fringed lashes and high arched brows, closed mouth with accented lower lip, brunette mohair wig, elongated slender torso, jointed arms and legs. Condition: very good, some aged darkening, few tiny moth holes. Marks: Lenci (cloth tag). Comments: Lenci, model 174, circa 1924. Value Points: rare doll with fine original costume, brown fitted jacket, taupe pants, gloves, top hat, tie, shirt, spats, shoes, and carrying original walking stick. The actual doll is shown in the book, Lenci, the History and the Dolls, by Nancy Lazenby, page 58.