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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: the wooden-bodied
poupee has excellent posing possibilities,beautiful expression
with childlike features,and is contained in an early French
poupee trunk with original maker's label,along with an extensive
trousseau,comprising three early
gowns,capes,jacket,undergarments,bone-handled parasol,two
pairs of shoes,three bonnets,and more.