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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque swivel head with angular face
and elongated throat,pointed chin,deeply-intaglio
blue eyes with prominent black pupils,thick black
upper eyeliner,painted short lashes,feathered
arched brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with richly-shaded
lips,brunette mohair wig,shapely wooden lady body
with spring-jointing,articulation at
shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and swivel
waist,stylistic elongated limbs to accommodate
fashions of the era,antique beaded chiffon dress.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Huret I
(incised back of head) Huret Rue de Boetie
(incised back of torso). Comments: Maison
Huret,under the ownership of Elisa Prevost,circa
1915,her fashion dolls were created during the art
doll movement in France. A set of the Huret dolls
by Elisa Prevost are at the Musee des Arts
Decoratif in Paris. Value Points: an especially
appealing example of the rare model with
wonderfully expressive eyes,excellent bisque and
painting,original fully-articulated body allowing
intricate posing,and an important doll in French
doll chronology.