$20,000
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with plump face,painted blue down-glancing eyes,black
upper eyeliner,lightly-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pale accented
lips,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,French gutta percha body with dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees. Condition: porcelain excellent,body has some typical repairs
and four broken fingers. Marks: (Huret stamp on torso). Comments: Adelaide Huret,circa 1860.
Value Points: very pretty model with fine luminous porcelain,the important French poupee model
is wearing an original costume,undergarments,signed "Huret" bonnet,and unsigned Huret ankle
boots.