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14" (36 cm.) Felt swivel head, pressed and painted facial features, large blue side-glancing eyes, dark eye shadow, painted curly upper lashes, brows, blushed cheeks, closed mouth, rooted side-parted blonde mohair wig, felt arms and legs with disc-jointing at shoulders and hips. Wearing ice hockey costume, comprising teal blue jersey sweater with embroidered sun and word "Cortina", matching knit leggings, brown felt breeches with lacing fly-front, brown felt gloves, brown leather skates, and is carrying a hockey stick. Condition: excellent, one tiny moth hole in shirt. Marks: Lenci (square Bambola paper label ink lettered "Rita 190"). Comments: Lenci, 1939. Value Points: in vibrant fresh colors of complexion and costume, the little boy wears original ice hockey costume from Cortina, the traditional winter sport city in the Italian Alps, and is very rare. Ex-Collection Puppenspielzeug Museum Davos.