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Description
17" (43 cm). Pale bisque shoulderhead with
plumply shaped rounded facial model, heavily
modeled eyelids with thick black upper eyeliner,
painted upper and lower lashes, arched feathered
brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed
mouth with accented lips, unpierced ears, blonde
fleecy wig with attached earrings over cork pate,
kid-over-wooden body with dowel-jointing, bisque
forearms and lower legs with bisque bare feet,
sculpted toe and finger nails, antique
silk/woolen plaid gown, undergarments, pressed
felt bonnet. Condition: generally excellent,
minor finger restoration, left bisque leg
imperceptibly restored. Comments: Adelaide Huret,
circa 1866. Value Points: outstanding Huret
poupee with artfully achieved classic dreamy
expression, rare body with fine articulation.