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Description
18" (46 cm). Pale bisque socket-head with
very slender facial modeling portraying an
adult, elongated thick throat, small blue glass
inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, strong
aquiline nose, closed mouth with primly set
lips, brunette mohair wig, all wooden body
with very thickened shape, jointing at
shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees,
metal hands, costumed as gentleman.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Huret 4 (head) Huret Brevete (torso).
Comments: Huret, from the Elisa Prevost era,
circa 1910, of whom Leo Claretie noted "was
one of the persons who contributed to the
development of the artistic dolls in 1907."
Value Points: very rare model from the artistic
era with original signed head and body,
distinctive portrait facial features, unique and
original signed body.