#568

Italian Felt Character, Drummer Boy in Parade Costume, Model 300, by Lenci
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$2,400
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$2,200 / $2,500
Description
17" (43 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, grey eyeshadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lower lips, dark blonde mohair wig, felt jointed arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci, the drummer boy appeared in the 1930 Lenci catalog as model 300/7. Value Points: wistful-faced child has well-defined facial features, and is wearing wonderful felt uniform in blue, cream and yellow with black buttons on his shirt front and thigh-high leggings, and with wooden drum and drum stick.