#85

Italian Felt Character Girl,1500 Series,with Duck and Umbrella by Lenci
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$1,800
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Felt swivel head with very plump cheeks and chin,pressed and painted facial features,brown side-glancing eyes,curly upper lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pouting expression,accent dots on bottom lip,blonde mohair wig in center part,jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci,from the 1500 series,circa 1926. Value Points: wonderful crisp colors of the imaginative design,the little girl wears a vibrant dress with applique stripes,yellow felt bonnet,undergarments,stockings,black felt shoes,and carries a wooden-handled parasol and a mohair duck with felt beak and feet that are captured in a woven net.