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Description
30" (76 cm.) Felt swivel head with firmly-pressed and painted
angular facial features,strongly-defined cheeks,jaw and nose
structure,painted brown side-glancing eyes,painted thick brows and
lashes,accented nostrils,closed mouth,brown cropped mohair
inserted into scalp,elongated torso and jointed limbs,molded bent
elbows. Condition: generally excellent,two tiny moth holes in
coat. Comments: Lenci,the model #560 appeared in their 1928
catalog,and portrays Valentino in the then current films "The
Sheik" and "The Son of the Sheik". Value Points: an extremely rare
model with distinctive facial sculpting for this model only and
having extraordinary detail of original costume,in exemplary state
of preservation,including details of embroidery,felt and metallic
appliques,leather tooled and ornamented high boots,jeweled
sword,jeweled rings,leather belt,felt lined coat,and other
accoutrements,all of them original. Few examples are known to
exist,this example in likely the finest condition known.