#193

Italian Cloth Scottish Boy, 300/45, by Lenci with Rare Label
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$2,300
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Description
17" (45 cm). Felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, painted lashes, grey eyeshadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, coral- painted lower lip with accent dots, brunette mohair wig, all felt body jointed at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Lenci, Made in Italy (original paper label with pencil notation 100/33). Comments: Lenci, circa 1928, the doll continued to appear in Lenci catalogs, later labeled model 300/45. Value Points: superb detail of Scottish costume includes felt applique argyle socks, fur-trimmed purse, pipe.