#119

Italian Felt Character Sailor with Pipe by Lenci
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$350
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Description
7" (18 cm.) Felt head with pressed and painted facial features depicting a plump-faced sailor with painted closed eyelids,high arched brows,closed smiling mouth with hole for insertion of large wooden pipe,red auburn hair and beard with attached black hat,firmly-stuffed plump body with attached pink and cream striped felt shirt,blue middy jacket,grey pants. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci,early 1930s. Value Points: earliest version of the popular model with well-detailed all-felt costume.