Verena a Carved Wooden 13" Doll by Dolfi

Verena a 13” Dolfi Carved Wooden Doll from my personal collection . I purchased Verena in 1989, I am the only owner. She has been in my Doll Cabinet, not exposed light, dust or odors. This beautiful all wooden doll was carved from maple - in Italy by the famous Dolfi company. Starting in 1932 The Dolfi Company created carved wooden statues for churches and other accessories. Their dolls first came into stores around December 1986. This particular doll was a 1988 special edition (series of 3), with a maple wooden body and carved wooden hair. Not the soft body and not the glued on hemp or human hair wig most often found on Dolfi dolls. She has ball joints with steel springs in her arms and legs. They bend easily at the hips, knees, shoulders and elbows making it easy to pose her. Her head moves to the right and left and can be tilted slightly. She wears a soft light cotton batiste pinafore, peach color that is softly gathered across the front, it snaps and ties at the waist in the back. The underdress is a soft matching floral print, (I believe it is Liberty of London) with lace and a ribbon rose at the neck and lace and peach ribbon at sleeves. She has long white underpants with lace. The detail in the clothing is wonderful. She has a beautiful hand painted face, with blue eyes and a faint blush. Her shaded light brown hair is in a center part with braids and tendrils curling around her face. Carved peach roses are at the end of the braids. She is not marked, I purchased all 3 of my Dolfi’s at the same time and place, so I think in the making of her the mark was over looked. Besides the factory - they were also a cottage industry. There are no marks or scuffs or discoloration of any kind. She is completely original. Original box included We pack well and ship quickly. We welcome questions. Smoke free home. We ship only to the 48 contiguous states. Please check our other auctions We will combine shipping when possible.