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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,plump facial modeling,blue
glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented
nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with
accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over
cork pate,all-wooden fully-articulated body with
shapely torso,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips and knees,pivot
jointing at upper legs. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Medaille d'Argent Huret 22
Boulevard Montmartre Paris Exposition Universelle
1867 (green stamp on front torso). Comments:
Maison Huret,circa 1868. Value Points: a lovely
poupee with grand eyes and expressive
features,fine bisque,fully-articulated wooden body
allowing for infinite posing,is contained in an
early French poupee trunk with original maker's
label,along with an extensive trousseau comprising
three early gowns in the "mode enfantine"
style,capes,jacket,various undergarments and
nightwear,linen pinafore,three bonnets,two pairs
of shoes,two parasols,jewelry and accessories,and
more.