#226

Pair, Italian Felt Dolls as School Girl and Boy by Alma
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$450
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Each is all felt with swivel head, pressed and painted facial features, blue side-glancing eyes, unusual side-painted lashes, eyeshadow, heart-shaped upper lip of closed mouth, brunette mohair curly wig, jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Creation Alma Made in Italy (cloth tag on costume). Comments: Alma, 1930s, Italy. Value Points: the rare little cloth dolls are all-original, the boy with red felt jacket, tie, white felt shirt and shorts, black cap, red shoes, and the girl with white pique dress with feather stitching.