Anita* with smiling, swivel head.

♥ Wonderful andverylovely, 29\" long, circa 1920s, fine quality, turning(swivel) composition shoulderhead,boudoir or bed doll having a long composition upper torso to her waist with lovelydeepmolded breasts andoriginal long, blueclothtorso, long blue cloth, slender arms with composition lower arms and handsandlong shapely, blue clothlegs. Produced by the prolific, *Anita Novelty Company of New York, she hasextremely prettymolded and painted features includinglong slender nose, lovely complexion and blush, pretty shaped, SMILINGlips with white to denote teeth, blue eyeshadow, arched eyebrows and evenly coloredcomplexion.She hasher originalauburn red, wavy mohair wigwith center part, braid and adorable spit curls. And shewears an absolutelylovely,originallong fitted,Victorian-style, pinksatin gown with dropped waist and lots of antique lace ruffles and flounces, shawl collarand puffy sleeves,original teddy style undergarments (chemise with attached bloomers) and long petticoat.*See her onpages 52-53in \"Dolls of the Art Deco Era\"-Oroyan. She isinvery goodconditionwith no damages, no chips, flakesor nicks,nofadingand no repairsand no odorsas sheis from a smoke free home (hands have some paint flaking, gorgeous face has some professional paint touch-ups). TheseArt Decodolls were often used to decorate a bed or boudoir chair and were \"quite the rage\" during the 30s and 40s. Most were discarded long ago. She is a very rare and desirable example. Other antique boudoir dolls shownare part of a large collectionand not included. Each will be listed separately.

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