Beautiful French Bisque Poupee by Adelaide Huret with Gorgeous Antique Costume

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17" (43 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very plump face and throat,painted blue downcast eyes with darker blue outer iris rims,heavily-modeled eyelids with painted lashes,feathered brows,glazed highlights at bottom edge of eyes,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with lightly outlined lips,un-pierced ears,blonde lambswool wig over kidskin cap and pate,wooden articulated poupee body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips,and knees,metal hands. Condition: generally excellent,head and body are both Huret although of different eras. Marks: Huret 68 rue de Boetie (impressed on body). Comments: Maison Huret,the bisque head from the Adelaide Huret era,circa 1860,and the body from the Prevost era,circa 1910,likely indicating that the poupee was re-furbished at the Huret studios at the turn of the century. Value Points: very beautiful face with superb painting,wooden Huret body allowing wonderful posing,superb antique silk gown,undergarments,blouse,stockings,shoes,bonnet,little leather book.