#378

Lovely French Porcelain Poupee by Adelaide Huret with Trunk and Trousseau
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$20,000
sold
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Description

17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with rounded facial shape, painted facial features, cobalt blue upper glancing eyes, painted upper eyeliner, arched feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, wheat blonde human hair over cork pate, all wooden body with elaborate articulation including dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, and swivel waist. Condition: generally excellent, body is Huret albeit of later vintage than head. Comments: Adelaide Huret, circa 1865. Value Points: included with the rare doll is a domed canvas covered wooden trunk with lift-out trays, containing an extensive trousseau of several gowns, several coats and jackets, undergarments, muff, hankies, and two lovely bonnets, one in hat box labeled Maison Huret Boulevard Montmartre Paris.