#116

Italian Salon Doll with 1860s-Style Costume
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$1,400
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Felt swivel head of adult lady with slender face,pressed and painted facial features,blue side-glancing eyes,brown curly upper lashes,high arched brows,closed mouth,blonde mohair wig with long ringlet curls,long slender body with high-heel posed feet. Condition: generally excellent,some stocking tears. Comments: Lenci,circa 1950,she is wearing a crisp black and white taffeta skirt with black velvet ribbons,green felt jacket with pagoda-style sleeves and black buttons,five-tiered ruffled sleevelets,white fur collar and muff trimmed with colorful felt flowers,and a black velvet hair bow with green boa feathers,two organdy petticoats (one with hoop),pantalets with ruffled edging,orange felt high heels. Value Points: beautiful details of the original costume.