$19,000
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Description
17" (43 cm.) 17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with rounded facial shape,painted facial features,cobalt blue upper -glancing eyes,painted upper eyeliner,arched feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,wheat blonde human hair wig over cork pate,wooden body with elaborate articulation including dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips and knees,and swivel waist,original metal hands. Condition: generally excellent. body is very fine and of the era albeit not the original Huret gutta percha model. Comments: Adelaide Huret,circa 1865. Value Points: included with the rare doll is a domed canvas-covered wooden trunk with lift-out trays,containing an extensive trousseau; the doll is wearing a dainty white cotton original dress and cape,undergarments,leather shoes,woven bonnet,and carries hand-painted fan,and also included in the trunk are five additional ensembles,many undergarments,brown fur stole and muff in original box,bronze jewelry box with a variety of turquoise-accented pieces and a tiny shoe hook with enameled frame in original box,and three additional bonnets,one in a hat box labeled "Maison Huret,Boulevard Montmartre,Paris".