#31

Outstanding French Bisque Poupee by Adelaide Huret with Signed Huret Shoes
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, very full cheeks and rounded face, heavily-modeled eyelids, painted blue down-gazing eyes with decorative glaze at lower edge, dark eyeliner, painted all-around lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, gutta percha poupee body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Poupee Brevete S.G.D.G. Comments: Adelaide Huret, circa 1861, with deposed rare blown leather body by Clement; and with a locking mechanism at swivel neck which was deposed by Huret in 1861, designed to prevent the head from swiveling totally around in an unrealistic manner. Value Points: the beauty of the early doll, with flawless bisque, sculpting and painting, is further enhanced by rare body and original shoes Huret a Paris. The doll is offered from the private collection of the noted couturiere Louise Hedrick of Wisconsin along with a hand-stitched trousseau of costumes including white pique dress with red soutache embroidery with matching cape and hood; Swiss dress of sheer antique cotton muslin with white chemisette and blue straw fanchon bonnet; silk ivory ensemble with aqua braid trim and matching felt hat; summer dress of delicate flower-patterned muslin with ruffled bretelles; ivory cotton dress with lace fichu in the Marie Antoinette style; and purple silk dress with white soutache embroidery, detachable lappets, white chemisette and matching purple bonnet. The costumes were created by Louise Hedrick of antique fabrics from the original patterns presented in La Poupee Modele, 1865 era. Included is the book A French Fashion Doll's Wardrobe. Patterns 1864-1874 by Louise Hedrick. Private collection of Louise Hedrick, ex-collection of Peggy Lancaster.