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Description
17" (43 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, shaded grey eyeshadow, brown eyeliner and lashes, closed mouth with accented lower lip, blonde fleecy mohair wig, firmly-stuffed body with early style legs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci, the doll appeared in the 1926 catalog, named "Aligo", model 300/0, the premiere model of that series. Value Points: very rare early period 300 with wonderful expression, wearing original linen shirt with wool fringe, felt vest with applique trim, brown felt shorts with blue lacing and pom-poms, brown felt sandals, brown felt cap with colorful flowers, and carrying his original wooden mouth-organ.