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Description
11" (28 cm.) All-felt doll with swivel head, pressed and painted facial features, blue side-glancing eyes, grey eye shadow, painted curly upper lashes, closed mouth with tiny lips, dark brunette mohair bobbed wig, jointing at shoulders and hips, mitten hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Italian, attributed to Lenci, circa 1925. Value Points: wonderfully-preserved condition of the rare early model, wearing original purple felt harlequin costume with ruffled collar, matching cap and slippers; two old ink script paper labels are attached reading "Spanish Troubadour E. Purnell".